Cold Drinks Contaminated With Ebola Virus, Indian Government Issues Advisory? Know The Truth Behind This Viral Post
A fake message states that the Indian government has issued advisory because one of the cold drink company's workers has mixed contaminated blood in it.
Jun 30, 2023, 11:57 AM IST
New Ways Of Capturing Influenza A, Ebola Viruses Are Under Development: Study
The study reveals how the immune system fights off the virus in the instance of influenza A by employing a tiny protein.
May 07, 2023, 17:08 PM IST
Marburg Virus Outbreak Confirmed in Equatorial Guinea; at least Nine Reported Dead
The advance teams have been deployed in the affected districts to trace contacts, isolate and provide medical care to people showing symptoms of the disease, details below.
Feb 14, 2023, 10:32 AM IST
Uganda confirms 9 more Ebola cases in Kampala, asks citizens to be vigilant
Ugandan health minister Jane Ruth Aceng has asked the citizens to be vigilant and report if they or any of one they know has come in contact with the Ebola-infected person.
Oct 24, 2022, 15:37 PM IST
New Ebola virus case linked to previous outbreak reported in Congo, patient dead; over 50 high-risk contacts yet to be traced
The case was the Ebola Zaire strain and was genetically linked to Congo's 10th outbreak in the Ituri and North Kivu provinces from 2018 to 2020 that killed more than 2,000 people, news agency PTI reported.
Aug 23, 2022, 07:47 AM IST
Monkeypox vs Marburg virus: Which one is more DEADLY? Which spreads faster? - Details here
Marburg virus vs Monkeypox virus: Know how the two animal-borne viruses are different and which is more deadly.
Jul 19, 2022, 17:12 PM IST
Marburg Virus Outbreak: Know all about Marburg virus symptoms, treatment, how it spreads
WHO has declared a Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana after two patients succumbed to the disease. Know all about it here.
Jul 18, 2022, 17:39 PM IST
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever: Iraq reports 90 cases, 10 deaths- Check causes, symptoms
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever: The VHFs are a group of diseases caused by different viruses, including the Ebola virus.
May 22, 2022, 09:42 AM IST
Congo's new Ebola outbreak can't be tackled by vaccines, says WHO; triggers panic
Congo declared the outbreak of new Ebola on Wednesday of which it may be impossible to use a vaccine to tackle new Ebola virus, said WHO.
Aug 03, 2018, 10:36 AM IST
Ebola virus can persist in human reproductive organs: Study
Ebola virus disease has a maternal death rate of more than 80 percent and a fetal death rate of nearly 100 percent.
Feb 09, 2018, 16:51 PM IST
Enzyme that could stop Ebola infection identified
Initially the researchers hope to be able to test it on animals and, in the long term, develop a drug that inhibits the relevant enzyme.
Dec 30, 2017, 16:26 PM IST
New Ebola vaccine safe for adults and children, say scientists
The first known human cases of Ebola occurred in 1976 during two simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which sickened more than 600 people, according to the World Health Organization.
Oct 09, 2017, 16:46 PM IST
Ebola can persist in survivor's semen 2 years after infection
The research team also observed the detection of Ebola virus RNA in the semen of men who had previously had a negative test of their semen in some cases.
Aug 03, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
Newly-developed experimental Ebola vaccine found to be safe in humans!
Only mild to moderate side-effects were seen, with only three severe reactions, including headache, diarrhoea and fatigue, which were completely resolved, the researchers said.
Jun 19, 2017, 13:17 PM IST
Scientists discover natural human antibodies to fight ebola virus
The broadly neutralising natural human antibodies were discovered in the blood of a survivor of the 2013-16 ebola outbreak in Western Africa, which caused more than 11,000 deaths and infected over 29,000 people.
May 19, 2017, 20:03 PM IST
Deadly Ebola cases on the rise in Congo, number goes upto 29
WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier today said the number includes two laboratory-confirmed deaths.
May 19, 2017, 18:40 PM IST
400 contacts being traced in Congo's Ebola outbreak: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thrusday said that health workers are monitoring more than 400 people amid an Ebola outbreak in a remote corner of Congo where already three deaths have been blamed on the deadly virus.
May 19, 2017, 00:51 AM IST
UN agency announces 2 more suspected Ebola cases in Congo
The UN agency said yesterday there are now 11 suspected cases, including three reported deaths, in Likati in Congo's northern Bas-Uele Province. WHO said one death has tested positive for an Ebola strain seen in the country before.
May 14, 2017, 09:34 AM IST
11 dead of mystery illness in Liberia as Ebola virus is ruled out
United Nations officials say at least 11 people have died from a mysterious illness in Liberia, and tests have been negative for the Ebola virus.
Apr 28, 2017, 21:21 PM IST
Two-part vaccine regimen to fight Ebola may offer a year's protection
The trial, conducted by Matthew D. Snape of the University of Oxford and colleagues, enrolled healthy participants aged 18-50 years in Britain.
Mar 15, 2017, 15:57 PM IST
