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The Ebola virus is considered one of the most lethal pathogens in existence, and was responsible for the brutal pandemic of 2014 that sparked international fear. (Photo: AP)

Ebola death toll 41, outbreak 'hard to control' because cases are in...

Virologists have already warned the situation is 'hard to control' because the cases are in a conflict zone, roamed by...

16 Aug 2018 12:06 PM IST

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4 new Congo Ebola cases as medics prepare experimental treatment

The treatment was developed using the antibodies of the survivor of an Ebola outbreak in the western Congolese city of...

13 Aug 2018 9:37 AM IST

The World Health Organization is planning to try out an experimental Ebola vaccine to fight the outbreak of the virus. (Photo: AP)

Doctor in eastern Congo contracts Ebola in 'dreaded' scenario: WHO

Doctor living in town of Oicha in North Kivu has been re-hospitalised with Ebola symptoms after his wife was confirmed...

25 Aug 2018 2:49 PM IST

In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, rubber stoppers are placed onto filled vials of the investigational drug remdesivir at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. Given through an IV, the medication is designed to interfere with an enzyme that reproduces viral genetic material. (Photo | AP)

WHO Solidarity trial testing antiviral drug remdesivir, as it could...

In an observational study, 68 per cent or two out of three patients after treatment with the drug did not require...

14 April 2020 1:51 PM IST

According to the study, most airlines board by zones starting with first class and then moving on to other sections until the plane is full. (Photo: Pixabay)

Being the first to board a plane is a bad idea, says study

Priority boarding dramatically increases the risk of infection if a passenger is sick.

28 Aug 2017 3:04 PM IST

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Ebola can persist in survivor's semen 2 years after infection

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill made the discovery.

3 Aug 2017 3:14 PM IST

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Air travel may spread infectious diseases: study

Researchers at the Arizona State University conducted the study.

7 Aug 2017 6:21 PM IST

Molecular barcode analysis could be integrated into future outbreak responses as a diagnostic tool to help guide treatment strategies. (Photo

Blood test can now predict survival for Ebola patients

Rapid analysis of a patient's response to infection in an outbreak could provide valuable outcome

20 Jan 2017 6:02 PM IST

Some 28,000 people were infected with Ebola in the outbreak which began in late 2013 and continued through last year, killing more than 11,000 people mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. (Photo: AFP)

Ebola patients may not display any symptoms at all: study

Ebola is spread through close contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including blood, vomit and diarrhea.

16 Nov 2016 8:44 AM IST

Initially the researchers hope to be able to test it on animals and, in the long term, develop a drug that inhibits the relevant enzyme. (Photo: Pixabay)

Enzyme that could stop Ebola virus from spreading identified

The virus uses the host factor enzyme PP2A-B56 to start producing proteins.

30 Dec 2017 6:40 PM IST

Inadequate surveillance and uneven health system capacity may accelerate the spread of the emerging infectious diseases. (Photo: AFP)

India is 'vulnerable' to infectious diseases like Zika, Ebola

The the level of preparedness is inadequate to protect public health

13 April 2017 8:41 AM IST

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Ebola vaccine comes closer to reality

Recently there have been clusters of Ebola cases in Africa.

21 Jun 2017 9:00 AM IST