In the final weeks of 2019, a virus slipped furtively from animal to human somewhere in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This inauspicious moment marked the sounding of a starting pistol, unheard […]
In the final weeks of 2019, a virus slipped furtively from animal to human somewhere in the Chinese city of Wuhan. This inauspicious moment marked the sounding of a starting pistol, unheard […]
Oral vaccine offers hope for ape species ravaged by Ebola and other diseases, as it can be widely dispersed to save more wild animals. However, scientists say recent law changes on captive […]
One year into the Ebola epidemic. January 2015 As 2014 progressed, the world learned a great deal from the largest and longest Ebola outbreak in history, and these lessons have shaped a […]
Nearly 40 years ago, a young Belgian scientist traveled to a remote part of the Congolese rainforest – his task was to help find out why so many people were dying from […]
Ebola Outbreak Highlights Struggle for Science in Africa and Inequalities in Global Health Research by Tamer Fouad, MD As authorities scramble to contain the spread of Ebola, it helps to take a step […]
A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadly range of reactions to the Ebola virus. People exposed to Ebola vary in how the virus affects them. Some […]