ebola
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How An Ancient Australian Plant Could Help Produce A Coronavirus Vaccine
While scientists around the world are focusing on the development of a coronavirus vaccine, the next hurdle is its mass global production. A Queensland study thinks an ancient tobacco plant found only in Australia might be the key.
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Fighting Climate Change Is Key To Preventing Future Ebola Epidemics, Study Finds
A new study outlines the way climate change will impact the spread of Ebola, an extremely dangerous virus that killed more than 11,000 in West Africa a couple years ago. Another outbreak — the second-largest yet — has killed more than 2,000 in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. As the world warms, these…
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Preliminary Data Shows Two New Ebola Drugs Dramatically Decrease Mortality Rates
Two new clinical treatments for the infamous Ebola virus may result in it becoming a “preventable and treatable” disease, the BBC reported on Tuesday, with a study of four drugs finding that two treatments called REGN-EB3 and mAb114 were effective in limiting mortality from the disease.
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5-Year-Old Child Dies In Uganda As Ebola Outbreak Officially Becomes An International Problem
The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially become an international problem, with three confirmed cases in neighbouring Uganda confirmed as of today. Tragically, one of those confirmed cases includes a 5-year-old boy who died from the illness.