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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This strain has caused the most outbreaks and deaths (the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak was caused by the Zaire virus), but the strain involved in the Uganda outbreak is the Sudan virus so the vaccine ...

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 ...

The Zaire Ebola virus is the deadliest, with a mortality rate of 90 percent. It is the strain currently spreading through Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and beyond.

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 ...