An Ebola vaccine developed by Public Health Agency of Canada and currently in phase III trials in Guinea has shown promising results and chances are it could be the vaccine the world…
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Tekmira suspends Ebola vaccine development; says will concentrate on HBV instead
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation has announced that it is suspending development of its Ebota vaccine and instead will channel all its resources in development of a cure for chronic hepatitis B virus infection….
New Ebola diagnostic test could give a major boost in fight against the disease
Though Ebola may have slowed down as far as new infections are concerned, the danger is far from over and one of the major steps in fighting against the disease is its…
Ebola drug trail stopped as TKM-Ebola-Guinea shows no overall benefit
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation has revealed that the Phase II clinical trial of its Ebola treatment TKM-Ebola-Guinea has reached a predefined statistical endpoint and that they have closed the enrollment indicating that the…
Ebola virus didn’t mutate as fast as previously thought, study finds
A study led by Public Health England (PHE) has established that the Ebola virus responsible for the latest outbreak in West Africa didn’t mutate as fast as previously thought and if compared…
Study: 90% Ebola-infected children aged one or less die
A joint research by experts over at Imperial College London and World Health Organization (WHO) has established that Ebola is more deadly for children under five with the death rate at 90…
Google’s Ebola-proof tablet to be deployed in Sierra Leone
Google has developed an Ebola-proof tablet that will be deployed in Sierra Leone for use by doctors and medical care professionals working on site. Google’s tablet is basically a Sony Xperia tablet…
Ebola is the most searched term of 2014 on Yahoo
Ebola is the most searched topic on Yahoo for the current year, a new report has claimed. The topic has managed to outdo all celebrities and gadgets to win for itself the…
Facebook lets you fight Ebola with ‘donate’ button
Facebook has joined the fight against Ebola by providing its users with an option to donate directly to three non-profit Ebola relief charities including International Medical Corps, the International Federation of Red…