Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research yields a game changer for improving understanding of Ebola and great apes
A group of international scientists have developed a new method to study Ebola virus in wildlife.
Sep 18, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study highlights effectiveness of a herpesvirus CMV-based vaccine against Ebola
As the latest in a series of studies, researchers at Plymouth University, National Institutes of Health and University of California, Riverside, have shown the ability of a vaccine vector based on a common herpesvirus called ...
Feb 15, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gabon bans tourists from seeing gorillas over coronavirus fears
Gabon, a forest-covered haven for gorillas and chimpanzees, will stop allowing tourists to see its great apes fearing that humans could give the novel coronavirus to the animals, the country's forest agency said Monday.
Mar 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New approach needed to tackle emerging zoonotic diseases
(Medical Xpress)—A more coordinated approach to surveillance is required if emerging diseases which can spread from animals to humans are to be tackled, say scientists.
Sep 10, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Orangutan's cancer treatment similar to humans
(AP)—Peanut is an 8-year-old orangutan and a star attraction at Miami's Jungle Island. These days she's also got a team of cancer doctors huddling around her, watching as the chemo drip flows into her veins.
Sep 17, 2012
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Medical research
What makes the deadliest form of malaria specific to people?
Researchers have discovered why the parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria only infects humans.
Dec 2, 2013
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