Ebola Virus

Vaccine Derived Polio Virus: nCOP2 Vaccine added by WHO to Emergency Use Listing

November 16, 2020

The World Health Organisation has added a vaccine to its Emergency Use Listings. The vaccine added is the nCOP2 developed by Bio Farma of Indonesia. The vaccine has been developed to treat derived polio virus strain. This is being done ..

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Ebola emerges again in Congo

December 23, 2019

Health officials in Eastern Congo recently documented the first relapse of current Ebola epidemic. The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has so far infected more than 3,300 people and killed more than 2,200 since the middle of ..

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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC as a Global Health Emergency

July 20, 2019

World Health Organization (WHO) has declared deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’. This announcement comes after Ebola virus spread to a city of 2 million people. Key Highlights Meaning: Invoking ..

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Bombali: New strain of Ebola virus discovered in Sierra Leone

July 27, 2018

Researchers working in joint US-West African study funded by USAid have discovered new strain of Ebola virus in bats in northern Bombali region of Sierra Leone. It has been named as Bombali virus strain, after district where it was found. ..

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Two Experimental Ebola vaccines found safe, effective in human trial

October 13, 2017

The clinical trials of two experimental Ebola vaccines cAd3-EBOZ and rVSV-ZEBOV were found to be safe and capable of eliciting immune response against Ebola virus that lasts for at least one year. The findings were based on a study of ..

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Scientists discover First Natural Human Antibodies against Ebola Virus

May 19, 2017

A team of scientists from the United States have discovered a possible cure for Ebola viruses. They have discovered the first natural human antibodies that are capable of neutralizing and protecting animals against all three major disease-causing ebola viruses. The findings could lead to the discovery of first ..

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