Ebola News
January 20, 2025
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Jan. 7, 2025 — Ebola virus, one of the deadliest pathogens, has a fatality rate of about 50%, posing a serious threat to global health and safety. To address this challenge, researchers have developed the first nanobody-based inhibitors targeting the Ebola ...
Jan. 1, 2025 — Researchers have traced a cellular route Ebola virus (EBOV) uses to traverse the inner and outer layers of skin and emerge onto the skin's surface. The study identifies new cell types within the skin that are targeted by EBOV during infection and ...
Sep. 17, 2024 — Scientists share detailed, complete images of a viral structure called the Ebola virus nucleocapsid. This breakthrough may accelerate the development of antivirals that target this viral structure to combat several filoviruses at ...
Dec. 18, 2023 — Scientists recently published findings indicating that Ebola virus creates and uses intercellular tunnels to move from cell to cell and evade ...
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Mar. 28, 2024 — Researchers have identified how the tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells. The results are an important step in the development of drugs against the deadly ...
Apr. 25, 2023 — Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. Research teams investigated the final stages of viral penetration using electron tomography and computer simulations. ...
Dec. 14, 2022 — Two randomized, placebo-controlled trials evaluating three Ebola vaccine administration strategies in adults and children found that all the regimens were safe in both age groups, according to new ...
June 8, 2022 — A new tool can quickly and reliably identify the presence of Ebola virus in blood samples, according to a new study. The technology, which uses so-called optical microring resonators, potentially ...
Feb. 9, 2022 — Scientists describe how Ebola virus, which can persist in certain areas of the body, can re-emerge to cause fatal disease -- even long after ...