Kennedy-Burr Bill Targets Potential Threats From Within Bio-Research Labs Jun 22, 2008
Daily Political Trivia. June 19, 2008 8:33 p.m.. (Yahoo News -- Terrorism & 9/11)
Researchers Successfully Test Ebola Vaccines Apr 2, 2008
"Successful human trials will mean that we can vaccinate health care workers and other key personnel during outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, helping us to protect their lives and control the spread of the disease.". The research was to be presented Monday at a meeting of the Society for General Microbiology in Edinburgh, Scotland. (MEDLINEplus)
Ebola Vaccine Works In Primates Apr 1, 2008
So far, there have been over 1,500 cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in humans. Illness starts abruptly and symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat, weakness, joint and muscle aches, diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain. (Click2Houston, TX)
Aid volunteers mourn Ebola death of Ugandan nurse 'Lady Rose' Dec 31, 2007
The 59-year-old head nurse died Dec. 4 of one of the most terrifying diseases on the planet: Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The outbreak so far has claimed 35 lives, including those of a doctor and three nurses, and sickened 124 others. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* Inside Ebola's zone of death Dec 19, 2007
Ebola hemorrhagic fever, which is spread by touch, kills between 50 percent and 90 percent of victims. Thirty-two people have died and 120 people have the virus -- in a nation where malaria kills 300 people a day -- but it is the nature of the illness that has caused such panic. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Uganda: MSF teams confront an Ebola epidemic in Bundibugyo and Kikyo Dec 10, 2007
Currently, two outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever have been identified in Kikyo and Bundibugyo, Uganda. The extent of the epidemic is not yet known. (AlertNet)
Uganda Letters: Doctor Loses Life to Ebola Dec 9, 2007
"Dr. Jonah Kule died this evening, Tuesday 4 December, at Mulago Hospital [of Ebola hemorrhagic fever] ... "Ebola is horrific ... " Related Stories Top Health stories So writes Dr. Jennifer Myhre, a medical missionary, who, along with her husband, Dr. Scott Myhre, has lived in Bundibugyo District in remote western Uganda for 14 years serving the poorest of the poor. "We have lost one of our best friends," she continues. The Myhres -- Scott, a family physician, and Jennifer, a pediatrician, knew... (ABC News)
Uganda: Nation On Ebola Alert Dec 8, 2007
THE government yesterday announced that suspected cases of the lethal Ebola hemorrhagic fever have been reported in seven more districts. State Minister for Primary Healthcare, Dr Emmanuel Otaala said eight sporadic alert cases have been registered in the districts of Adjumani in West Nile, Mbale in the east, Masaka and Mubende in Buganda region and Kasese, Fort Portal (Kabarole) and Kanungu in western Uganda; implying the whole country is now under Ebola siege. (AllAfrica.com)
Ebola outbreak kills many in Uganda Dec 8, 2007
Also known as Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF). Named after a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where it was first recognised. (Aljazeera.Net)
Uganda: Four Epidemics Hit Country Dec 5, 2007
The Minister of State for Primary Healthcare, Dr Emmanuel Otaala, announced the simultaneous contagions during a press conference in Kampala yesterday moments before he rushed to Parliament - where he outlined the contingency plans put in place by the government to scuttle the further spread of the highly communicable Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Parliament heard that Nebbi District is facing the brunt of a plague outbreak, while suspected cases of meningococcal meningitis have been reported in Arua... (allAfrica.com)
Ebola Kills 16 In Uganda, More Infected Dec 1, 2007
Ebola hemorrhagic fever has a high death rate, claiming between 50 and 90 per cent of victims. The only way to stop or contain it is through prevention, rapid diagnosis, and isolation of people suspected of being infected with the virus. (Medical News Today)
Air Serv International Responds to Ebola Outbreak in DRC Oct 19, 2007
WARRENTON, VA - OCTOBER 18, 2007 - Air Serv International has positioned an additional Cessna Caravan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help fight the recent outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the country. The aircraft will be operating there for a period of two months, under a project funded by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). (AlertNet)
Doctors hope to contain Ebola outbreak Oct 4, 2007
A 43 year old Congolese patient, center, who has been confirmed to have Ebola hemorrhagic fever, following laboratory tests, is comforted by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) nurse Isabel Grovas, left, and Doctor Hilde Declerck, right, in Kampungu, Kasai Occidental province, Congo, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. Story Tools. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Ebola virus outbreak in central DR Congo claims 160 lives Sep 17, 2007
Experts battle Ebola outbreak in Congo -- Health workers launched an emergency operation on Wednesday to fight an outbreak of deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever in southern Congo, airlifting supplies, setting up isolation tents and disinfecting contaminated areas. -- MSNBC. (SpiritIndia)
UN Agency Expands Medical Team Fighting Ebola Outbreak in Congo Sep 15, 2007
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization expanded its medical team fighting Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where at least 166 people have died from the virus and an associated outbreak of dysentery. Officials from the WHO's headquarters in Geneva arrived this week in the central African nation to support teams from offices in Africa, the United Nations agency said. (Bloomberg)
Experts battle Ebola outbreak in Congo Sep 13, 2007
KINSHASA - Health workers launched an emergency operation on Wednesday to fight an outbreak of deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever in southern Congo, airlifting supplies, setting up isolation tents and disinfecting contaminated areas. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and medical NGOs such as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) joined local health authorities in a major logistics operation to try to contain the outbreak in Kasai Occidental province of Democratic Republic of Congo. (MSNBC -- Health)
UN: World Health Depends on Cooperation Aug 26, 2007
There are 39 new pathogens that were unknown a generation ago, including HIV/AIDS, Ebola hemorrhagic fever and SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome. More from. (TIME)
UN Warns World at Greater Risk from Infectious Diseases Aug 25, 2007
" The report finds new diseases are now emerging at an unprecedented average rate of one per year. Since 1967, it says at least 39 new diseases have developed. These include HIV/AIDS, Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Marburg fever and SARS. But, for Dr. Chan, the biggest threat to people around the world is posed by a future pandemic of avian influenza, which, she says, could potentially kill millions of people. "The sheer size of the problem, no single country or agency can handle the next pandemic... (Voice of America)
Marburg Fever A Global Threat, Bats Could be Involved Aug 23, 2007
Marburg hemorrhagic fever, a serious and often fatal disease that produces sudden bleeding and high fever, is caused by a virus that is related to the one that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The World Health Organization says the virus poses a threat to global public health and in the meantime scientists think bats could be spreading the virus. (Medical News Today)
Drug risk clips Genentech shares Jan 27, 2007
San Diego-based Aethlon Medical announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is starting research related to using Aethlon's blood filter as a potential treatment for Ebola hemorrhagic fever. Ebola, a disease that causes death in 50 percent to 90 percent of cases, is classified as a bioterror threat presently untreatable with antiviral drug and vaccine therapy. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Ebola Outbreak Kills 5000 Gorillas Dec 9, 2006
(November 15, 2006) -- A visiting biologist at the University of California, San Diego and her colleagues in Africa and Britain have shown that there are close linkages between outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in human. . (Science Daily)
Study: Ebola killed gorillas too Dec 9, 2006
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is marked by fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain - and many suffer internal and external bleeding. The researchers began studying gorillas in the region in 1995 and by 2001 were focusing on 143 animals who had become accustomed to having people around. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Ebola has Killed 5,000 Gorillas, Study Suggests Dec 8, 2006
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is one of the most virulent viruses ever seen, killing between 50 percent and 90 percent of victims. The World Health Organization says that it killed 1,200 people infected between its discovery in 1976 and 2004. (Planet Ark, United States)
Pattern Of Human Ebola Outbreaks Linked To Wildlife And Climate Nov 16, 2006
A visiting biologist at the University of California, San Diego and her colleagues in Africa and Britain have shown that there are close linkages between outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in human and wildlife populations, and that climate may influence the spread of the disease ... -- Ebola hemorrhagic fever (alternatively Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever, EHF, or just Ebola) is a very rare, but severe, mostly fatal infectious disease occurring in humans and other primates, caused by the. (Science Daily)
Rhesus Monkeys In Nepal May Provide New Alternative For HIV/AIDS Research Jun 1, 2006
Posted: June 1, 2006. Scientists investigating the genetic makeup of rhesus macaque monkeys, a key species used in biomedical research, have found the rhesus in Nepal may provide a suitable alternative to alleviate a critical shortage of laboratory animals used in work to develop vaccines against diseases such as HIV/AIDS.. (Science Daily)
The real bat-man story Apr 24, 2006
Then, in December, another group of researchers suggested that bats in Africa serve as a reservoir for the vicious virus for Ebola hemorrhagic fever, which causes its human victims to bleed to death. Bats have also been definitively tied to two other recently discovered viruses that are lethal to humans: Nipah and Hendra. (Boston Globe)
Researchers Develop Rapid, Comprehensive Diagnostic Test For Ebola, Marburg, And Other High-risk Pathogens Mar 17, 2006
-- Ebola hemorrhagic fever (alternatively Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever, EHF, or just Ebola) is a very rare, but severe, mostly fatal infectious disease occurring in humans and other primates, caused by the. . (Science Daily)
Ebola DNA vaccine produces immune responses in all fully vaccinated volunteers in Phase 1 trial Feb 22, 2006
About Ebola Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a serious, often-fatal disease that affects humans and nonhuman primates. The disease is caused by infection with Ebola virus, named after the river in Africa where it was first identified in 1976, and has emerged in sporadic outbreaks in the years since its initial recognition. (EurekAlert!)
NIH-Created Ebola Vaccine Passes 1st Test (AP) Feb 18, 2006
Ebola hemorrhagic fever kills within days by causing massive internal bleeding. There is no cure. (RSS - Yahoo News - Health)
