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In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...
Colorized transmission electron microscopic image showing the filamentous and curved morphology of an Ebola virus particle. [CDC/ Frederick A. Murphy] Researchers at the University of Iowa (UI ...
Introduction Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a systemic illness associated with a dysregulated inflammatory response with severe, and often fatal outcomes. Five virus species from the genus ...
Ebola virus is actually a group of viruses, known as orthoebolaviruses. These viruses first appeared in humans during two 1976 outbreaks in Africa, but they likely have existed for a very long time.
Since Ebola virus disease (EVD) first was identified in 1976, there have been 36 recorded outbreaks, with staggering mortality rates ranging from 35 to 90%. The development of therapeutic monoclonal ...
The lab-synthesized virus killed hamsters, said researchers. Scientists in China have engineered a virus using parts of the deadly Ebola to study the disease and its symptoms.
The Ebola virus VP40 matrix layer undergoes endosomal disassembly essential for membrane fusion. The EMBO Journal, 2023; DOI: 10.15252/embj.2023113578 ...
The CDC is warning American public health officials and clinicians about the rare Ebola-like Marburg virus reported in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea, though there are no U.S. cases.
After that, the Ebola virus had not been seen again until 1994, when in the period of just three years five independent active sites of viral transmission were recognized. Those were Côte d ...
After Uganda’s outbreak, the CDC urges doctors to be on alert for Ebola—also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF)—a rare but deadly virus.