Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
DR Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday that the latest Ebola outbreak was officially over, as the country marked 42 days with no new cases.
Dec 16, 2021
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Medical research
Development and effectiveness of pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 system
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic. Currently, SARS-CoV-2 live virus-associated experiments need to be handled in biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) facilities. Previously, researchers had successfully ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Biomedical technology
How space tech can help the world fight the pandemic
Michael Strahan, former football star and host of "Good Morning America," will be taking off with a crew of five other passengers on Dec. 9, amidst a global pandemic and rising cases of the new omicron variant.
Nov 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola vaccine to begin human trials
The University of Oxford have begun recruiting for a Phase I trial to test an Ebola vaccine in human volunteers—with the first vaccinations having already taken place.
Nov 11, 2021
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COVID-19 compared with other deadly viruses
The global death toll from COVID-19, which is set to pass five million, is already far worse than most other viral epidemics of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Nov 1, 2021
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DR Congo records Ebola case five months after last outbreak
One Ebola case has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, five months after the latest epidemic of the disease in the country was declared over, the government said on Friday.
Oct 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Paving the way for an Ebola-free West Africa
The 2014–2016 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa was the worst outbreak of the disease since its discovery in the 1970s. Centered in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the epidemic claimed over 11 300 lives—more than ...
Oct 8, 2021
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COVID will likely shift from pandemic to endemic, but what does that mean?
Most people are wondering when and how the COVID pandemic will end and there are still no easy answers.
Sep 20, 2021
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Guinea declares end of Marburg virus outbreak: WHO
Guinea has declared the end of an outbreak of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Sep 16, 2021
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Ebola virus in survivors can trigger outbreaks years after infection
Ebola survivors can relapse and trigger outbreaks at least five years after infection, and long-term follow-up of former patients is needed to prevent devastating flare-ups, according to new research.
Sep 15, 2021
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