Ebola virus (EBOV) causes severe febrile illness that frequently leads to death within 10 days of infection due to multiorgan failure. Different therapeutic strategies have been developed against EBOV ...

Ebola (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) are highly lethal viruses that cause severe disease in infected patients by extensively damaging the body. This includes the gastrointestinal tract. Severe ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Researchers at the University of Iowa (UI) Health Care and colleagues at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, and Boston University, used human skin explants to track the cellular route that the ...

Ebola is a deadly hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus that is endemic in parts of East-Central and West Africa. Most people are aware that a primary route for person-to-person transmission is ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced today that it was awarded a contract modification executing an option period by the Biomedical ...

Chinese scientists have developed a virus in the lab that mimics an Ebola infection, wiping out a whole group of hamsters after giving them ulcers in their eyes. The newly developed virus model ...

The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 218, Supplement 5: Marburg and Ebola Viruses: Marking 50 Years Since Discovery (15 December 2018), pp. S453-S457 (5 pages) The mouse model for Ebola virus ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers explored sphingosine kinases (SK) inhibitors and characterized the role of SKs in Ebola virus (EBOV) entry. Study: Sphingosine ...

There are many documented cases of pathogens from animals jumping species resulting in a disease that affects humans. One of the primary animals associated with zoonosis is bats due to their global ...

ATLANTA -- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously to recommend vaccination against Ebola for certain healthcare personnel and laboratory workers, including but ...