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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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: woman transmits virus to husband and sons one year after infection
In Liberia, a mother transmitted the virus to her husband and sons a year after being infected, researchers show in ...
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Ebola: two vaccines effective for at least a year
The two vaccines against Ebola tested in Liberia have a lasting effect on the organism of the volunteers. A year ...
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West Africa: 420 tons of counterfeit drugs seized
This operation, carried out in 7 African countries, made it possible to seize 47 million tablets of potentially fatal fake ...
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Ebola: the Red Cross was able to prevent 10,000 infections during burials
Red Cross volunteers who collected and buried the corpses of those who died from Ebola prevented 10,000 life-threatening infections.They are ...
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Ebola: vaccines will be tested in 5,000 volunteers
An international consortium in which Inserm is participating is launching a large clinical trial in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. ...
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