India Today New Delhi, October 19, 2014 | UPDATED 15:01 IST President Barack Obama plans to allow foreign nationals suffering from deadly Ebola to receive treatment in the US, a report said. As part of Obama’s open door policy, non-US citizens from the Ebola… Read More ›
Ebola
The Politics of Ebola
“As a campaign stunt, Jenkins entered the apartment of the Ebola victim without protective gear and later bragged at a press conference that we was wearing the same shirt he wore while in the apartment that had been exposed… Read More ›
US Health Agency Holds Patent on Ebola Strain Virus
Sunday, 03 August 2014 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control owns a patent on a particular strain of Ebola known as “EboBun.” It’s patent No. CA2741523A1 and it was awarded in 2010. You can view it here. Patent applicants are… Read More ›
Ebola antibody treatment, produced in plants, protects monkeys from lethal disease: Even 48 hours after exposure
“antiviral compound prevents Ebola virus infection with limited to no morbidity in treated animals at any point of treatment following infection by this lethal virus” CNO: Re-Posting at request from October 15, 2012 Contact: Caree Vander Linden caree.vanderlinden@us.army.mil US Army Medical… Read More ›
Newly identified natural protein blocks HIV, other deadly viruses
EEV: 25-hydroxycholesterol/Statin? Contact: Enrique Rivero erivero@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2273 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences A team of UCLA-led researchers has identified a protein with broad virus-fighting properties that potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly human pathogenic… Read More ›
Ebola antibody treatment, produced in plants, protects monkeys from lethal disease: Even 48 hours after exposure
Contact: Caree Vander Linden caree.vanderlinden@us.army.mil US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases A new Ebola virus study resulting from a widespread scientific collaboration has shown promising preliminary results, preventing disease in infected nonhuman primates using monoclonal antibodies. In… Read More ›
Genetic sleuthing uncovers deadly new virus in Africa: ‘Bas-Congo’ virus
Contact: Jason Socrates Bardi jason.bardi@ucsf.edu 415-502-4608 University of California – San Francisco Global research effort identifies ‘Bas-Congo’ virus as the cause of small, isolated outbreak in 2009 IMAGE:Charles Chiu, MD, PhD Click here for more information. An isolated outbreak of… Read More ›
