Faster test for Ebola shows promising results in field trials
A team of researchers with members from the U.S., Senegal and Guinea, in cooperation with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD),
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Ebola spreads to major Congo city as vaccines a concern
Ebola spreads to major city of one million people in the Congo as aid workers administer experimental vaccine amid attacks
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Modified malaria drug proven effective at inhibiting Ebola
Robert Davey, professor of microbiology at Boston University School of Medicine and researcher at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Ebola death toll rises in DR Congo
The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 118, authorities have said,
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Text messages quickly track health care use during Ebola outbreak: NYU study confirms accuracy of digital polling, which could also deploy in other health emergencies
Text messages aren’t just a way to chat with family and friends — they are a viable method for rapidly
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Text messages quickly track health care use during Ebola outbreak
Text messages aren’t just a way to chat with family and friends—they are a viable method for rapidly gathering information
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Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance
Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could
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4 Experimental Ebola Therapies Approved for Use in Congo
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 22, 2018 — Four more experimental treatments for Ebola virus have been approved by the Congo health ministry
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War and Ebola: A double nightmare in eastern DR Congo
First came the war, which developed into a brutal, bloody tussle between militias who abused civilians or killed them. Now
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New Ebola Outbreak in Congo
THURSDAY, Aug. 2, 2018 — Just a week after being declared Ebola-free, the Democratic Republic of Congo said yesterday that
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