Survey finds many physicians overestimate their ability to assess patients'...
Those least likely to encounter patients exposed to Ebola are most likely to choose excessive management measuresWhile most primary care physicians responding to a survey taken in late 2014 and...
View ArticleNew Ebola test could help curb disease spread
A new Ebola test that uses magnetic nanoparticles could help curb the spread of the disease in western Africa.
View ArticleEbola virus disease in Liberia
Expanding the use of social vulnerability assessments to identify hotspots for disease riskA newly published research study by U.S.
View ArticleEbola virus mutations may help it evade drug treatment
Genetic mutations called "escape variants" in the deadly Ebola virus appear to block the ability of antibody-based treatments to ward off infection, according to a team of U.S.
View ArticleChip-based technology enables reliable direct detection of Ebola virus
Hybrid device integrates a microfluidic chip for sample preparation and an optofluidic chip for optical detection of individual molecules of viral RNAA team led by researchers at UC Santa Cruz...
View ArticleLatest technology could help curb repeat Ebola crisis, experts say
Recent developments in surveillance technology could enable a swifter, more effective response to potentially deadly outbreaks of disease, a study has found.
View ArticleWomen too afraid to visit maternity facilities during Ebola outbreak
During the recent Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, mothers-to-be avoided health care facilities due to fear of infection, although the usual standard of service was maintained.
View ArticleBavarian Nordic announces initiation of safety and immunogenicity study of...
Bavarian Nordic A/S has announced the initiation of a new clinical study of the Ebola prime-boost vaccine regimen that combines Bavarian Nordic's MVA-BN® Filo vaccine with the Ad26.
View ArticleAntiviral compound provides full protection from Ebola virus in nonhuman...
Rhesus monkeys were completely protected from the deadly Ebola virus when treated three days after infection with a compound that blocks the virus's ability to replicate.
View ArticleNew compound found to cure Ebola in monkeys
Researchers from the US have collaborated on a treatment for Ebola with 100% success in curing primate monkeys, offering hope that a therapy will be developed in the near future.
View ArticleEbola treatment beds prevented 57,000 Ebola cases and 40,000 deaths in Sierra...
But introducing beds just one month earlier may have halved the outbreak, according to new analysis from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineThe introduction of thousands of Ebola...
View ArticleAntiviral favipiravir successfully treats Lassa virus in guinea pigs
Favipiravir, an investigational antiviral drug currently being tested in West Africa as a treatment for Ebola virus disease, effectively treated Lassa virus infection in guinea pigs, according to a...
View ArticleEbola virus found in semen 9 months after symptom onset
Male survivors of the Ebola virus still have sperm that tests positive for genetic material from the virus 9 months later, prompting concerns about sexual transmission.
View ArticleMini DNA sequencer tests true
The performance of the MinION™ miniature DNA sequencing device has been evaluated by an open, international consortium, and the resulting recommendations and protocols published before...
View ArticlePenn study blocks ebola virus budding by regulating calcium signaling
The Ebola virus acts fast. The course of infection, from exposure to recovery, or death, can take as little as two weeks.
View ArticleCould self-disseminating vaccines cut off emerging infectious diseases at...
The 2014/2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa shone the spotlight not only on the unpreparedness of local health services and science to deal with the pandemic, but also on the phenomenon of emerging...
View ArticleSelective media coverage may cause us to forget certain health facts
The health facts presented by mass media in the midst of a disease outbreak are likely to influence what we remember about the disease -- new research suggests that the same mass media coverage may...
View ArticleChildren's National Ebola Response Task Force publishes report on...
When the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak erupted internationally with a threat to spread to the U.
View ArticleHow the Ebola scare stigmatized African immigrants in the US
The deadly Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa also took its toll socially on one of the fastest growing populations in the United States, African immigrants.
View ArticleEarly hospitalization key to survival for Ebola victims
Each day of delay in hospital admittance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was associated with an 11 percent increased risk of death during epidemics.
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