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Ebola virus can linger in semen of some men nine months after onset of symptoms

2015-10-15 09:46:03| Biotech - Topix.net

Preliminary results of a study into persistence of Ebola virus in body fluids show that some men still produce semen samples that test positive for Ebola virus nine months after onset of symptoms. The report, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first results of a long-term study being jointly conducted by the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone Ministry of Defence, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Experimental Ebola vaccine could stop virus in West Africa

2015-08-05 08:05:07| Biotech - Topix.net

An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to interim results from a study published Friday. There is currently no licensed treatment or vaccine for Ebola, which has so far killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa since the world's biggest outbreak began in the forest region of Guinea last year.

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Experimental Ebola vaccine could stop virus in West Africa

2015-08-01 22:58:45| Biotech - Topix.net

An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to interim results from a study published Friday. There is currently no licensed treatment or vaccine for Ebola, which has so far killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa since the world's biggest outbreak began in the forest region of Guinea last year.

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Aqua-Chem Aids Department of Defense in Containing Ebola Virus Outbreak in Liberia

2015-03-16 11:31:15| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Knoxville, TN  Aqua-Chem, a worldwide leader in manufacturing water purification systems, is supporting Task Force Lifeliner, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in support of United Assistance in Buchanan, Liberia. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation providing logistics, training...

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CDC: Ebola virus sent to lower-tier lab likely not dangerous

2015-02-05 01:01:30| Biotech - Topix.net

A high-security federal laboratory made a frightening mistake in sending certain Ebola samples to a lab with fewer safeguards, but an investigation concludes that the samples probably did not contain live virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday released the results of its internal investigation of the December 22 incident in Atlanta.

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