Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study sheds light on Dengue immune response

India suffers from the highest number of dengue infections in the world, but there are few studies, if any, to understand the immune cells involved in fighting the virus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Emergency facilities a vital key to Ebola survival

Emergency health facilities could be the key to survival for Ebola patients, an international study involving University of Queensland researchers has found.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Traces of Ebola virus linger longer than expected in semen

Initial data from a Liberian public health program show about 9 percent (38) of 429 male Ebola survivors had fragments of Ebola virus in their semen. Of those, 63 percent had semen samples that tested positive for Ebola fragments ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New study sheds light on how some survive Ebola

A first-of-its-kind Ebola study yields clues to how some people are able to survive the deadly virus and suggests possible avenues for treatments that could save more lives.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Infection control measures established for Ebola care

(HealthDay)—Infection control measures have been developed to strengthen hospitals' capacity for safely diagnosing and treating patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD), according to a review published online May 10 in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study examines safety, immune response of candidate Ebola vaccines

In a study appearing in the April 19, 2016 issue of JAMA, Matthew D. Snape, F.R.C.P.C.H., M.D., of the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a phase 1 trial to evaluate the tolerability and immunogenicity ...

page 11 from 28