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Category: Ebola vaccine – rVSV-ZEBOV

Posted on August 16, 2019August 20, 2019

Deadly Ebola virus on the brink of being tamed

Preliminary analysis of 499 Ebola infected participants has sprung a surprise — the chances of survival may be as high as 90% if patients are treated with one of the…

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Posted on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019

Merck’s unlicensed Ebola vaccine shows 97.5% efficacy in Congo

Merck’s Ebola vaccine, which underwent phase-3 trial during the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in west Africa, has shown 97.5% efficacy in preventing Ebola disease when used during the current epidemic in…

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Posted on July 19, 2019

WHO declares Ebola in Congo as public health emergency

On July 17, the WHO finally declared Ebola virus disease outbreak in Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Since the beginning of the outbreak in August 2018, Ebola…

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Posted on August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

Can Congo again swiftly control Ebola spread, death?

Days after the WHO declared the end of the May 8 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a fresh outbreak was reported on August 1 in North Kivu. If…

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Posted on January 18, 2016August 30, 2016

Editorial: Victory over Ebola

The alacrity and eagerness shown by the research community to find a safe and efficacious vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus has borne fruit. The interim results of a Phase…

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