Global aid 'falls short' against Ebola and other health crises
A new analysis published in The Lancet reports that less than one third of the level of global donor aid required to build a pandemic preparedness system has been raised.
View ArticleResearchers develop aerosolized vaccine that protects primates against Ebola
A collaborative team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the National Institutes of Health have developed an inhalable vaccine that protects primates against Ebola.
View ArticlePhase 2 study of the Ebola prime-boost vaccine regimen combining MVA-BN Filo...
Bavarian Nordic A/S has announced that the Oxford Vaccines Group has initiated a Phase 2 clinical study of the Ebola prime-boost vaccine regimen that combines Bavarian Nordic's MVA-BN® Filo...
View ArticleThe e-bola lesson: The first educational movie for healthcare professionals
In the face of the threat posed by Ebola and similar pandemics, the world seems to have learnt the lesson.
View ArticleHow can you plan for events that are unlikely, hard to predict and highly...
Chicago response to Ebola epidemic provides roadmap for response to public health emergenciesThe Ebola epidemic and resulting international public health emergency is referred to as a "Black...
View ArticleKey protein pathways critical to Ebola virus can be blocked, according to new...
By focusing on the host cell than the virus, scientist have successfully blocked the protein pathways the Ebola virus relies on to infect cells.
View ArticleHeidelberg researchers investigate cytotoxic effect of Ebola virus
Can cholesterol-lowering drugs help treat acute Ebola cases?In the course of basic research in membrane biochemistry scientists at Heidelberg University have gained new insight into the...
View ArticleLack of knowledge on animal disease leaves humans at risk
Researchers from the University of Sydney have painted the most detailed picture to date of major infectious diseases shared between wildlife and livestock, and found a huge gap in knowledge about...
View ArticleThe experience of treating Ebola virus disease: Atlanta and West Africa
When two medical missionaries in Liberia were infected with Ebola virus disease in August 2014, they were brought by air ambulance to the Emory University Hospital (EUH), becoming the first...
View ArticleFirst ever successful field testing of Ebola vaccine reported
The vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV has proven to be successful at halting the spread of the Ebola virus in ongoing field tests conducted in Guinea.
View ArticleGlobal vaccine-development fund could save thousands of lives, billions of...
Ebola is a preventable disease, and yet a safe and effective vaccine has not been deployed.
View ArticleSingle dose Ebola vaccine is safe and effective in monkeys against outbreak...
VSV-EBOV appears to trigger innate and adaptive immunityNational Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists report that a single dose of an experimental Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine completely protects...
View ArticleFamiliar drugs may block Ebola virus infection
A well-known class of molecules, many of which are already in use therapeutically, may be able to block the Ebola virus's entry into cells and halt the disease in its tracks, according to researchers...
View ArticleExisting class of drugs may halt Ebola, Marburg viruses
A new study proposes a way to halt Ebola and Marburg viruses is to block their entry into host cells - where they replicate - with a class of drugs already in common use.
View ArticleEbola presents unique dilemmas for health care providers
Health care workers treating patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) deserve a clear framework for assessing difficult clinical scenarios that risk their own health, according to the authors of an...
View ArticleRapid paper-strip test for Ebola in sight
Researchers have developed a fast paper-strip test that differentiates between Ebola, yellow fever and dengue. Designed for use in the field, it requires no power or running water.
View ArticleHow can we improve data sharing of biomedical research across the globe?
Special issue of the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics focuses on the ethical implications of sharing health research data in low and middle income settingsWith the...
View ArticlePitt, Drexel, and NIH team up to study persistence of Ebola virus in wastewater
The historic outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa that began in March 2014 and has killed more than 11,000 people since, has raised new questions about the resilience of the virus and...
View ArticleExperimental post-exposure antiviral treatment may protect humans from Ebola...
For the first time, UK physicians have demonstrated that antiviral-based therapies have the potential to protect humans from the deadly Ebola virus.
View ArticleEbola may persist in wastewater for at least 8 days
New research suggests procedures for handling liquid waste contaminated with Ebola may underestimate the virus' ability to survive in wastewater.
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