The most devastating Ebola outbreak in recent history was caused by the Zaire virus and lasted from 2013 to 2016 in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. In that time, more than 28,000 people were ...

Researchers have discovered a key biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells -- a critical step to finding a way to treat the deadly disease produced by the virus.

“Are you worried about a species-threatening event? ” “More likely it would be a virus that reduces us by 90%. ” – Dr. Karl Johnson, a Centers for Disease Control and … ...

Using a Zaire vaccine against the Sudan virus isn’t an option, says Pontiano Kaleebu, director of the Uganda Virus Research Institute. “This has already been proven in the laboratory.

Roche announced that the FDA has granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the LightMix Ebola Zaire rRT-PCR Test for use in patients with signs and symptoms of Ebola Zaire virus infection ...

During 2014, the outbreak of the West African Makona strain of Ebola Zaire virus killed nearly 10,000 and caused worldwide concern. With increasing population growth in West Africa, the frequency ...

Merck’s Ebola Zaire virus vaccine, Ervebo, was the first rVSV vaccine approved for use in humans. Merck also announced a partnership with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics to create an oral antiviral ...

A handful of ecologists knew for years that West Africa was at risk for an Ebola outbreak. Now they're figuring out where else in the world the virus could be hiding. Many signs point to Asia.

When Ebola-Zaire virus seed stocks are prepared in a laboratory for use in experiments, many are classed as 7U or 8U – this refers to the amount of virus contained in it in its natural wild ...

That's a little lower than Zaire Ebola virus, which has a mortality rate between 60 and 100%, but still alarmingly high. Along with different mortality rates, some of the physical features vary ...

North Kivu, which has a vaccine against the Zaire virus, experienced only one confirmed case of Ebola and no deaths. Related. Uganda Says Ebola Caseload Rises to 16 as Outbreak Grows ...