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l_mckeon
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Vaccination method that wiped out smallpox gets unleashed today on Ebola
As Ebola outbreak flares, experimental vaccine gets trial by fire. "With more than 7,500 doses of an experimental vaccine against Ebola, health officials today began a vaccination campaign to try to thwart the latest outbreak of the deadly virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the World Health Organization, the campaign will start with healthcare workers operating in areas affected by the outbreak. Then officials will focus on a “ring vaccination” strategy, which targets people who have had contact with someone with a confirmed case of Ebola, as well as people who have had contact with those contacts. (This creates rings of vaccination around each case, hence the name)." More at https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/vacci...unleashed-today-on-ebola/ |
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smspell
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NIH begins testing Ebola treatment in early-stage trial
A first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease has begun at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The Phase 1 clinical trial is examining the safety and tolerability of a single monoclonal antibody called mAb114, which was developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of NIH, and their collaborators. Investigators aim to enroll between 18 and 30 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 60. The trial will not expose participants to the Ebola virus. Read More Here |
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Jim Slade
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Book lifts lid on litany of mistakes in Ebola outbreak that killed 11,300 people
A British doctor and Irish diplomat who worked on the frontline of the crisis in West Africa in 2014 say failures by international aid agencies and donors exacerbated the catastrophe. In the new book Getting to Zero, the duo show how a litany of mistakes made in distant offices in New York, Washington, London, and Geneva, combined with poor leadership in Sierra Leone and a weak health service, created a catastrophe that could have been prevented. https://www.theguardian.com/global-developmen...-walsh?CMP=share_btn_link  |
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Jim Slade
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The Latest on the New Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa
The BBC reports that just after the outbreak of Ebola was declared over in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new outbreak has responded in the east of the country, The World Health Organization has responded rapidly to the emergency-having learned lessons from the West Africa outbreak which killed more than 11,000 people. The WHO's Deputy Director of Emergency Preparedness Peter Salama says the current outbreak will much trickier to contain because of conflict in North Kivu province. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswjkt |
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Jim Slade
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Ebola virus experts discover powerful new approach for future therapeutics
A one-two punch of powerful antibodies may be the best way to stop the Ebola virus, reports an international team of scientists in the Cell. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809175109.htm |
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BladeD
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The Latest on the New Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa The BBC reports that just after the outbreak of Ebola was declared over in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new outbreak has responded in the east of the country, The World Health Organization has responded rapidly to the emergency-having learned lessons from the West Africa outbreak which killed more than 11,000 people. The WHO's Deputy Director of Emergency Preparedness Peter Salama says the current outbreak will much trickier to contain because of conflict in North Kivu province. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswjkt Too bad we can't isolate it. I know where I would put it...  |
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Jim Slade
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Experts highlight Ebola vaccine progress and suggest next steps
Despite promising advances, important scientific questions remain unanswered in the effort to develop a safe and effective Ebola vaccine, according to members of an international Ebola research consortium. The experts now review the current field of Ebola vaccine candidates and clinical trials and highlight key gaps in knowledge that need to be addressed by future research. This research is published in The Lancet journal. The link to the research is at the end of the news article. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180810195146.htm |
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Jim Slade
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Ebola species found in bats ahead of any potential outbreak
Discovery illustrates PREDICT project's goal to find viruses before they spill over into people For the first time, scientists have discovered a new Ebola virus in a host prior to detection in an infected human or sick animal. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180827180702.htm |
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Jim Slade
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NYTimes.com: Ebola Attacked Congo Again. But Now Congo Seems to Be Winning
New cases are dropping sharply, vaccination is going well and schools are about to open. But it is too soon to declare victory, experts said. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/02/health/ebola-virus-congo-outbreak-2018.html |
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Jim Slade
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Ebola Epidemic in Congo Could Last Another Year, C.D.C. Director Warns
Returning from a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the agency chief also worried that vaccine supplies could run out. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/health/ebola-congo-cdc.html |
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