Ebola: the vaccine against the disease has halved deaths in the DRC
The Ebola vaccine helped reduce the risk of infection as well as the mortality of people infected with this serious ...
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An Ebola outbreak at Burning Man?
There is a rumor that there is an Ebola outbreak at the Burning Man festival. THE ESSENTIAL Ebola “epidemic outbreaks” ...
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Ebola: the virus remains hidden in the brain for several years
© Shutterstock / MemoryManResearchers know that after an Ebola virus infection, survivors retain reservoirs of the virus in their bodies. ...
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Ebola virus: still present in the body of survivors
© Shutterstock / jaddingtThe Ebola epidemic, which raged in West Africa between 2013 and 2016, caused by the species Zaire ...
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Ebola: promising new vaccine regimens to repel epidemics
© Shutterstock / Motortion FilmsDiscovered in 1976, the Ebola virus causes severe acute viral illness, inducing fever, headache, intense weakness, ...
Read moreEbola: the respite already over
Since the beginning of the year, the pressure seemed to fall. The news even looked good. Decrease in the number ...
Read moreEbola: an epidemic favored by the rigor of the IMF?
The Lancet is a leading medical journal. But it does not just publish scientific studies. She has just thrown a ...
Read moreEbola: a plan to prepare for the worst
“We have to prepare for the worst”. The worst would be the arrival of the Ebola virus in France. France ...
Read moreEbola: a “life-size” exercise in all emergency services
Are French hospitals ready to receive Ebola patients? The case of the French MSF nurse cared for at the Bégin ...
Read moreEbola: where is the “loophole” in the protective measures?
She wore a jumpsuit, mask, gloves... and yet, she is infected with the Ebola virus. A caregiver who had participated ...
Read moreEbola: a wind of psychosis rises
The emotion is strong. All the press is talking about it: the first case of Ebola contagion in Europe took ...
Read moreEbola: the first French woman affected will be repatriated
The first Frenchwoman affected by the Ebola virus is a volunteer from the NGO Doctors Without Borders. We won't know ...
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Liberia: Ebola survivor dies
In November 2014, the face of Salome Karwah appeared on the cover of Time. If this young Liberian is chosen ...
Read moreEbola: WHO announces 100% effective vaccine
The year 2016 began with the declaration of the end of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever epidemic in West Africa. It ...
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Ebola: two treatments recommended by the World Health Organization
For the first time, the WHO issues recommendations for treatment against the Ebola virus. THE ESSENTIAL The Ebola virus was ...
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Why Marburg is scary
Two cases of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever almost as deadly as Ebola, have been recorded for the first ...
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Ebola: eleventh epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A new epidemic of Ebola haemorrhagic fever has been officially announced in the north-west of the DRC, while the East ...
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Ebola: more than 600 deaths recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo
While the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been experiencing its tenth Ebola virus epidemic since the 1970s since August, ...
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Ebola: the virus can persist in the brain for years
Even after treatment, the Ebola virus can hide in the brain and reappear years after infection to cause fatal disease. ...
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West Africa: what do we know about the Marburg virus that appeared in Guinea?
In early August, a first case was detected in Guinea. This is the first time that this virus has appeared ...
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Ebola: the virus would have hidden for 5 years in the body of a patient before reappearing
Analysis of the genome of the virus which has been circulating in Africa, particularly in Guinea, since February shows that ...
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Chapare virus: should we be afraid of “Bolivian Ebola”?
Reappearing in 2019 for the first time since 2003, the mysterious Chapare virus killed four of the six people it ...
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Ebola survivors have severe immune system abnormalities two years later
Ebola survivors should be monitored long term, especially for inflammatory markers. THE ESSENTIAL During the Ebola epidemic in West Africa ...
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Ebola: the escape of a patient raises fears of new cases in the DRC
A patient who tested positive for the Ebola virus fled from a clinic in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of ...
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Measles: 6,000 deaths in the DRC following the “worst epidemic in the world”
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing "the worst measles epidemic in the world" and has recorded 6,000 deaths in ...
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Infographic: everything you need to know about the Ebola virus
© iStockThe Ebola virus has killed nearly 1,000 people in West Africa since returning in March 2014. An alarming figure, ...
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Ebola: the bar of 1000 dead crossed in the DRC
© Getty ImagesMore than 1,000 people have died of haemorrhagic fever due to Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of ...
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Ebola: WHO more worried than ever
The Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than ever. To date, Ebola has caused more than 4,000 deaths out of 7,399 ...
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Ebola: a vaccine being tested in Guinea
© ThinkstockA phase 3 clinical trial was launched on March 7, 2015 to test the VZV-ZEBOV vaccine. The tests take ...
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Ebola: 17 dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo
© Getty imagesThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a new episode of haemorrhagic fever linked to Ebola virus. ...
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