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Marburg virus is one of the world’s deadliest pathogens. Closely related to Ebola, it causes hemorrhagic fever with mortality ...
Ebola is a terrifying virus which, if left untreated, causes bleeding inside the body and through the eyes, nose, mouth and rectum.
As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials Fear Two more people are reported dead from the disease, and dozens are in isolation, as the outbreak grows.
Infectious Disease > Ebola Ebola Cases in Uganda Rise to 14 as New Cluster Emerges — Scientists suspect outbreak began after contact with infected animal or from eating its raw meat by ...
The World Health Organization says a 4-year-old child has become the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda.
New research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) reveals the workings of a human antibody called mAb 3A6, which may prove to be an important component for Ebola virus ...
Study collaborators at the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) found that treatment with mAb 3A6 can benefit non-human primates in advanced stages of Ebola virus ...
On Jan. 30, Uganda confirmed an outbreak of the Sudan virus disease. The Sudan virus belongs to the same family as the Ebola virus. The announcement came after the death of a 32-year-old nurse in ...
In previous outbreaks, Sudan virus disease has had a case fatality rate between 41% and 70%, according to WHO. There is no vaccine to prevent infection and no specific medicines to treat it.
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.
KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda reported an outbreak of the Ebola virus in its capital on Thursday, raising concerns the deadly disease might spread through the congested East African city. A 32-year-old ...
Added Aug 08, 2014 at 07:29PM EDT by Don Caldwell. The Ebola virus disease was first identified in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1976. On March 25th, 2014, the WHO announced they ...