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Novel DNA vaccine against Ebola virus safe, effective

New York: Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found that the novel synthetic DNA vaccine is safe against Ebola virus and offers a long-term alternative to traditional vaccines. The team, from The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, US, optimised a shorter, dose-sparing, immunisation regimen and simplified vaccine that can be directly administered into the skin. They […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Ebola virus can infect human reproductive organs

New York: The Ebola virus has the potential to infect reproductive organs of humans, reveals a study conducted on macaques. The 2014-16 West Africa Ebola outbreak was the most widespread of the disease in history, causing major loss of life and socio-economic disruption in the region, mainly in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Studies of […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Enzyme that could stop Ebola infection identified

London: Raising hope for an effective drug to treat people with Ebola virus, researchers have found that an enzyme could help prevent the deadly virus from spreading. The enzyme takes away the virus’ ability to copy itself and thus produce more virus particles and more infection, said the study published in the journal Molecular Cell. […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Experimental Ebola vaccines found safe, effective in human trial

New York: Two experimental vaccines against the Ebola virus have demonstrated both safety and the ability to elicit an immune response that would last for at least one year, results of a clinical trial have shown. The findings showed that responses to both vaccine candidates — cAd3-EBOZ and rVSV-ZEBOV — were modest at one week. However, by […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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