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'We're Still Behind' In Congo's Ebola Outbreak Even As Testing Improves, Says WHO Chief
Congo's Ebola outbreak "had a big head start, and we're still behind," the head of the World Health Organization said. Adding that the medical community was "catching up" even as attackers plague the stricken region.
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WHO And EU Ramp Up Ebola Response: Why The Disease Remains A Concern
WHO and EU intensify efforts to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, focusing on surveillance, treatment, and preventing cross-border spread.
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WHO Fast-Tracks Vaccines, Drugs Against Deadly Ebola Bundibugyo Strain
The Bundibugyo strain is one of several types of Ebola viruses known to infect humans. While Ebola is linked to severe bleeding, organ failure, and high death rates, different strains can behave differently.
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Bundibugyo Strain Of Ebola Virus Explained: The Rare Strain Responsible For The Current Outbreak
Tests for Bundibugyo exist but are not widely used. Initial analysis of samples in the current outbreak using standard tests did not detect the infections.
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Chinese Scientists Identify Key Mutation In Ebola Virus, May Improve Outbreak Surveillance
Chinese researchers have unveiled a crucial mutation in the Ebola virus that significantly enhanced its infectivity during a major outbreak, providing new insights for epidemic surveillance and drug development.
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Scientists Find Potential New Drug Target To Prevent Ebola Virus
Scientists have found a new way in which Ebola reproduces in the human body, identifying a potential target for drugs to prevent the viral disease.
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US Working With Pharmaceutical Firm On New Type Of Coronavirus Treatment
The United States is working with a pharmaceutical company to develop a treatment for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, using a class of drug that has boosted survival rates among Ebola patients, officials said Tuesday.
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2 Experimental Drugs "Very Good News" For Ebola Treatment: Scientists
Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever after two potential drugs showed encouraging survival results in a clinical trial in Congo.
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Anti-HIV Drugs May Be Effective Against Ebola
Using a novel and quick drug-screening method, researchers have found that anti-HIV drugs may be effective against the deadly Ebola virus that transmits from humans to humans by infectious body fluids.
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Shortage Of Malaria Drug Points To Better Tool Against Ebola
As doctors struggled to treat growing numbers of patients during the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the shortage of one helpful drug may have led to the discovery of a better one.
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Paper-Based Test Can Quickly Diagnose Ebola, Dengue
Researchers have developed a paper-based device that changes colour, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue, an advance that can help diagnose the diseases within minutes in remote, low-resource settings.
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
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Barack Obama Praises Young Indian-American Teen Scientists
US President Barack Obama has praised the work of budding Indian-American teenage scientists who showcased their innovative exhibits, including an algorithm to identify potential drugs for cancer, ebola and tuberculosis.
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Japanese Firm Says Ebola Drug Tests Offers 'Hope'
The Japanese company behind an experimental Ebola treatment says it offers new hope for thousands of people infected with the deadly virus in west Africa, but acknowledged it is "not a miracle drug".
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Ebola Drug in Guinea Helps Some, Stirs Debate on Broader Use
A Japanese anti-Ebola drug being tested in Guinea should be made available across West Africa after initial trials showed it halved mortality rates in some patients, the medical charity administering it said.
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'We're Still Behind' In Congo's Ebola Outbreak Even As Testing Improves, Says WHO Chief
Congo's Ebola outbreak "had a big head start, and we're still behind," the head of the World Health Organization said. Adding that the medical community was "catching up" even as attackers plague the stricken region.
-
WHO And EU Ramp Up Ebola Response: Why The Disease Remains A Concern
WHO and EU intensify efforts to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda, focusing on surveillance, treatment, and preventing cross-border spread.
-
WHO Fast-Tracks Vaccines, Drugs Against Deadly Ebola Bundibugyo Strain
The Bundibugyo strain is one of several types of Ebola viruses known to infect humans. While Ebola is linked to severe bleeding, organ failure, and high death rates, different strains can behave differently.
-
Bundibugyo Strain Of Ebola Virus Explained: The Rare Strain Responsible For The Current Outbreak
Tests for Bundibugyo exist but are not widely used. Initial analysis of samples in the current outbreak using standard tests did not detect the infections.
-
Chinese Scientists Identify Key Mutation In Ebola Virus, May Improve Outbreak Surveillance
Chinese researchers have unveiled a crucial mutation in the Ebola virus that significantly enhanced its infectivity during a major outbreak, providing new insights for epidemic surveillance and drug development.
-
Scientists Find Potential New Drug Target To Prevent Ebola Virus
Scientists have found a new way in which Ebola reproduces in the human body, identifying a potential target for drugs to prevent the viral disease.
-
US Working With Pharmaceutical Firm On New Type Of Coronavirus Treatment
The United States is working with a pharmaceutical company to develop a treatment for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, using a class of drug that has boosted survival rates among Ebola patients, officials said Tuesday.
-
2 Experimental Drugs "Very Good News" For Ebola Treatment: Scientists
Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever after two potential drugs showed encouraging survival results in a clinical trial in Congo.
-
Anti-HIV Drugs May Be Effective Against Ebola
Using a novel and quick drug-screening method, researchers have found that anti-HIV drugs may be effective against the deadly Ebola virus that transmits from humans to humans by infectious body fluids.
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Shortage Of Malaria Drug Points To Better Tool Against Ebola
As doctors struggled to treat growing numbers of patients during the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the shortage of one helpful drug may have led to the discovery of a better one.
-
Paper-Based Test Can Quickly Diagnose Ebola, Dengue
Researchers have developed a paper-based device that changes colour, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue, an advance that can help diagnose the diseases within minutes in remote, low-resource settings.
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
-
Barack Obama Praises Young Indian-American Teen Scientists
US President Barack Obama has praised the work of budding Indian-American teenage scientists who showcased their innovative exhibits, including an algorithm to identify potential drugs for cancer, ebola and tuberculosis.
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Japanese Firm Says Ebola Drug Tests Offers 'Hope'
The Japanese company behind an experimental Ebola treatment says it offers new hope for thousands of people infected with the deadly virus in west Africa, but acknowledged it is "not a miracle drug".
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Ebola Drug in Guinea Helps Some, Stirs Debate on Broader Use
A Japanese anti-Ebola drug being tested in Guinea should be made available across West Africa after initial trials showed it halved mortality rates in some patients, the medical charity administering it said.
