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September 9, 2016

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September 9, 2016

Aug. 31, 2016 — Mass drug administration may have reduced malarial incidence during the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia, according to a new ... read more

Aug. 2, 2016 — The first known household survey examining the collateral harm to pregnancy services in areas affected by the West African Ebola epidemic suggests a significant slide backwards in child and maternal ... read more

July 6, 2016 — Researchers are working hard in an effort to dramatically improve the test for the Ebola virus. The goal is to offer a quick, accurate and inexpensive method to help contain future ... read more

June 13, 2016 — A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases -- those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika -- based on changes in climate, population growth and land use has been ... read more

Sexual Transmission of Ebola Likely to Impact Course of Outbreaks

June 7, 2016 — Sexual transmission of the Ebola virus could have a major impact on the dynamics of the disease, potentially reigniting an outbreak that has been contained by public health interventions, according ... read more

Ebola Map May Help Prepare for Future Outbreaks

June 7, 2016 — To be prepared for new Ebola virus disease cases, it is fundamental to start by identifying the range of the virus and the regions that are more favorable for its ... read more

Reflecting on Ebola Outbreak

May 19, 2016 — To make the world safer against future infectious disease threats, national health systems should be strengthened, the World Health Organization's emergency and outbreak response activities ... read more

How Will the Next Leader of WHO Tackle Future Health Emergencies?

May 18, 2016 — In light of heavy criticism of the World Health Organization's handling of the Ebola outbreak, the election process for the next director general will be under intense scrutiny, say experts in a ... read more

Sexual Transmission Involved in Tail End of Ebola Epidemic

May 18, 2016 — Some of the final cases of Ebola in Sierra Leone were transmitted via unconventional routes, such as semen and breastmilk, according to the largest analysis to date of the tail-end of the ... read more

Confirmation That the Ebola Virus Persists in the Semen of Survivors of the Epidemic

May 13, 2016 — An international study confirms that Ebola virus persists in the semen of survivors of the epidemic in Guinea, for up to 9 months after their recovery. These results recall the importance of ... read more

Ebola Vaccine: Promising Phase I Trials

May 3, 2016 — The clinical phase I trial of a potential vaccine against the dreaded Ebola virus has been successfully completed at four partner sites in Africa and Europe. The safety of the tested vaccine ... read more

Ebola Virus Genome Provides Clues to Repeated Disease 'Flare-Ups' in Western Africa

Apr. 29, 2016 — Ebola virus samples taken from Liberian patients in June 2015 are genetically similar to other Ebola virus sequences from Western Africa, according to new research. The study sheds light on several ... read more

Apr. 27, 2016 — The worst of the recent Ebola epidemic is over, but the threat of future outbreaks lingers. Monitoring the virus requires laboratories with trained personnel, which limits how rapidly tests can be ... read more

Infectious Outbreaks Must Be Combatted Strategically, Experts Argue

Apr. 21, 2016 — New funding is not enough to guarantee success against emerging infectious diseases around the world. Rather, good governance, a long-term technology investment strategy and strong product management ... read more

Clinical Trial for Experimental Ebola Drug Publishes Results

Apr. 19, 2016 — Results from a trial of the experimental anti-Ebola drug TKM-130803 have just been published. Using a novel approach designed to get rapid indications of a drug's effectiveness, the trial showed ... read more

Study Examines Safety, Immune Response of Candidate Ebola Vaccines

Apr. 19, 2016 — A phase 1 trial has been conducted to evaluate the tolerability and immunogenicity of two candidate Ebola vaccines, an adenovirus type 26 vector vaccine (Ad26.ZEBOV), and a modified Ankara vector ... read more

Apr. 12, 2016 — A year on from the Ebola outbreaks in West Africa, and many Ebola survivors are now suffering symptoms of post-Ebola syndrome (PES), including vision complications, joint and muscle pain and ... read more

Severe Case of Ebola Virus Disease Described by Doctors

Apr. 4, 2016 — For more than a month in 2015, a multidisciplinary team of clinicians treated a critically ill patient who had contracted Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone. A new report by the medical caregivers ... read more

Automated Ebola Blood Test Performs Well in Field Evaluation

Mar. 29, 2016 — An automated 'sample-to-answer' system could provide Ebola virus disease (EVD) diagnosis more quickly and easily than the current standard test, according to new ... read more

Study Offers Efficient Alternative for Ebola Screening Program for Travelers

Mar. 28, 2016 — As of Jan. 31, 2016, a total of 28,639 cases and 11,316 deaths have been attributed to Ebola, figures that may significantly underestimate the actual scope of the 2014 outbreak in West Africa. One ... read more

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