Ebola – Lessons Learned
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026. As reported in BBC News, authorities in DR Congo recently confirmed that the virus is spreading at an alarming…
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Ebola – Lessons Learned
Ebola – Lessons Learned
The Ebola Outbreak: DR Congo The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026. As reported by the BBC, it is now the second worst on record with…
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Ebola – Lessons Learned
Ebola Continues To Be a Global Threat
A novel investigational Ebola vaccine has shown encouraging safety and immunogenicity results in a first-in-human clinical trial, supporting further development of an alternative vaccination strategy against Ebola virus disease, as…
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Ebola Continues To Be a Global Threat
Ebola – Lessons Learned
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026. It is now the second worst on record with estimates that the death toll has already passed an official…
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Ebola – Lessons Learned
Ebola Outbreak and Lessons Learned
As reported by the BBC, the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo was declared in May 2026 and is now the second worst on record with officials estimating that the death…
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Ebola Outbreak and Lessons Learned
Clinical Trial to Evaluate Experimental Treatments Amid Expanding Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak
According to STAT News, a major international clinical trial is about to begin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as health authorities respond to a rapidly escalating outbreak…
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Clinical Trial to Evaluate Experimental Treatments Amid Expanding Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak
An Update on the Ebola Outbreak
Further to the WHO’s official confirmation of an outbreak of 300 Ebola cases as of May 2026, health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) acknowledge one of the…
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An Update on the Ebola Outbreak
A Deeper Dive into the Ebola Virus
Formally known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola is often fatal in humans. The disease is transmitted through contact made with body fluids or blood of from a person who died…
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A Deeper Dive into the Ebola Virus
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Ampligen Earns Orphan Drug Designation for Ebola
In the United States, Orphan Drug designation is granted to drugs or biologics intended to treat, prevent, or diagnose a rare disease or condition. Rare conditions are those affecting fewer…
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Ampligen Earns Orphan Drug Designation for Ebola
Nanobody Test Able to Identify Known (And Unknown!) Ebola Species
Six years ago, researchers began developing single-domain antibodies (nanobodies) to help identify different species of Ebola; their work can be found published in ACS Infectious Diseases. Initially, the nanobodies were created to…
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Nanobody Test Able to Identify Known (And Unknown!) Ebola Species
Ebola Can Persist and Re-Emerge Even Following Treatment, Study Shares
The Ebola virus is endemic in certain areas of Africa, where viral outbreaks still exist to this day. For example, there were at least three Ebola outbreaks in Africa during…
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Ebola Can Persist and Re-Emerge Even Following Treatment, Study Shares
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Six African Nations on Alert Following Ebola Outbreak in Guinea
424 words (source) vs. 431 words (mine) - 3% match Earlier this week, Guinea, a country located in West Africa, reported new cases of Ebola, a rare and deadly infection.…
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Six African Nations on Alert Following Ebola Outbreak in Guinea
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Inmazeb Becomes First FDA-Approved Ebola Treatment
In December 2019, the FDA approved Ervebo, the first-ever Ebola vaccine. However, despite preventative measures, there still was never any actually approved treatment options - until now. Recently, the FDA…
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Inmazeb Becomes First FDA-Approved Ebola Treatment
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Ebola Virus Proves Effective in Fight Against Lethal Brain Tumors
By Jodee Redmond from In the Cloud Copy Glioblastomas are tumors that are particularly difficult to treat. They start forming in the glial cells of the brain and spinal cord…
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Ebola Virus Proves Effective in Fight Against Lethal Brain Tumors
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Regeneron’s REGN-EB3 Proves Superior as Treatment for Ebola in Clinical Trial
According to a story from PR Newswire, the biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., recently announced the release of data from a clinical trial comparing four experimental treatments for Ebola virus…
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Regeneron’s REGN-EB3 Proves Superior as Treatment for Ebola in Clinical Trial
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New Progress is Being Made Against Often Overlooked Tropical Diseases
According to a story from New Statesman, the last month has seen a number of new drugs introduced that could have a significant impact on several dangerous tropical diseases, such…
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New Progress is Being Made Against Often Overlooked Tropical Diseases
