All Ebola virus articles
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Effective health comms needed to save lives during epidemics
An African infectious disease expert discusses how effective public health communication is critical for fighting epidemics and saving lives across the African continent.
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More than half of global infectious diseases experts surveyed rate influenza as the number one pathogen of concern of pandemic potential
When infectious diseases experts were asked to rank pathogens in order of their pandemic potential, influenza was considered the pathogen of highest pandemic risk, with 57% ranking it as number one, and 17% ranking it second.
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Scientists discover Ebola virus uses tunnelling nanotubes to infect cells
A new study indicates that Ebola virus creates and uses intercellular tunnels to move from cell to cell within the human body and evade treatments.
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Scientists reveal inner workings of Ebola’s ‘viral factories’
A new study reveals how the Ebola virus’s replication machinery forms fascinating microscopic structures inside host cells that become viral factories.
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Mechanisms may be used to lure viruses into a trap
Researchers have described previously unknown mechanisms of viral penetration by the Influenza A and Ebola viruses, which could lead to new approaches to prevent infections.