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Ebola virus, being highly pathogenic for humans and non-human primates and the subject of former weapons programmes, is now one of the most feared pathogens worldwide. In addition, the lack of pre ...

It is still at the same intensity and is still as dangerous as it was before.” The Ebola virus first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in what is now Nzara, South Sudan ...

This trapped the virus inside a wall of immune people and stopped it from spreading. But attempts to use the technique with Ebola have run into problems. Ring vaccination requires a stable ...

The outbreak is the second-largest in the history of the virus. It follows the 2013-16 epidemic in West Africa that killed more than 11,300 people. 1. Ebola cases are on the rise So far ...

Symptoms of Ebola can sometimes be confused with other illnesses such as malaria and typhoid. The virus has been circulating in rural parts of Uganda since September but an outbreak in an urban ...

An Iowa resident has died after contracting a frightening viral disease, similar to Ebola, that leaves victims ... before symptoms occur and the virus is not spread by casual contact.