Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola vaccine tests hailed a success
Experts at St George's, University of London, have reported that an Ebola vaccine is safe for children as well as adults and produces an immune response.
Oct 9, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
80 percent of Ebola survivors suffer disabilities one year after discharge
New research, conducted by the University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, highlights the need for long-term rehabilitation of Ebola survivors after almost 80% of those interviewed were found to have ...
Aug 21, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola detected in semen of survivors two years after infection
Ebola virus RNA can persist in the semen of survivors more than two years after the onset of infection researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found. The research team, which included investigators ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cerebrospinal fluid of survivors of Ebola virus disease examined
A new research letter published by JAMA Neurology reports on examinations of cerebrospinal fluid collected from survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) to investigate potential Ebola virus persistence in the central nervous ...
Jul 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola virus can persist in monkeys that survived disease, even after symptoms disappear
Ebola virus infection can be detected in rhesus monkeys that survive the disease and no longer show symptoms, according to research published by Army scientists in today's online edition of the journal Nature Microbiology. ...
Jul 17, 2017
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Health
Infectious disease preparedness, response tool draws on lessons learned from U.S. Ebola cases
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have developed a checklist that outlines action steps for medical and public health officials to assess ...
Jun 27, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola vaccine developed in Canada shows promising results
A phase 1 randomized controlled trial has found an Ebola virus disease (EVD) vaccine, developed in Canada, was well-tolerated with no safety concerns, and high antibodies were present in participants 6 months after immunization. ...
Jun 19, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel retinal lesion seen in some ebola survivors
(HealthDay)—A small percentage of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors have a novel retinal lesion, according to research published in the July issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious ...
Jun 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists gain better understanding of how Ebola disables people's immune defenses
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston scientists have unlocked mysteries of how the Ebola virus hampers the body's natural defenses to speed the rate of infection and its accompanying lethal disease, according to ...
May 24, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO: 400 contacts being traced in Congo's Ebola outbreak
Health workers are monitoring more than 400 people amid an Ebola outbreak in a remote corner of Congo where already three deaths have been blamed on the virus, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
May 18, 2017
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