Is Ebola virus one-up against bats?
Ebola virus and bats have been waging a molecular battle for survival that may have started at least 25 million years ago, revealed a new study led by an Indian-origin scientist.
Dec 25, 2015, 00:29 AM IST
Ebola survivors deal with vision, hearing, joint pain problems
Survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) experience complications relating to vision, hearing and joint pain for months after being discharged from hospital, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.
Dec 23, 2015, 14:03 PM IST
Investing in simple diagnostic tests can save many lives
Investing resources in some of the simplest diagnostic tests could save thousands of lives and end disease epidemics in the developing world, say scientists from the Imperial College London.
Dec 06, 2015, 13:55 PM IST
Preventing future pandemics in 10 Steps
An independent panel of 19 global experts has called for critical reforms to prevent the future pandemics.
Nov 23, 2015, 16:15 PM IST
Three new confirmed cases in previously Ebola-free Liberia: WHO
WHO said the first confirmed case in the new outbreak was a 10-year-old boy who fell sick on November 14 and was hospitalised in the capital Monrovia three days later.
Nov 20, 2015, 23:20 PM IST
New Ebola vaccine safe, stimulates strong immune response
A fresh clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated, safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US.
Nov 19, 2015, 11:01 AM IST
Simple saliva test detects Ebola in a jiffy
A simple saliva test to detect the deadly Ebola infection has been found effective under field conditions in Senegal and Guinea, a new study says.
Nov 07, 2015, 16:50 PM IST
WHO officially declares Sierra Leone Ebola-free
Sierra Leone has been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday, prompting nationwide celebrations, the media reported on Saturday.
Nov 07, 2015, 16:49 PM IST
Origin of hepatitis A virus decoded
Hepatitis A virus, which is found worldwide, has previously been considered to be a purely human pathogen which at most is found in isolated cases in non-human primates.
Nov 04, 2015, 21:08 PM IST
First sexual transmission of Ebola virus case comes to light
A Liberian woman contracted Ebola in March by having sex with a survivor of the deadly viral disease.
Oct 16, 2015, 12:15 PM IST
Ebola virus can persist in survivor's semen for nine months: Study
Previously, Ebola has been detected in the semen of men after their recovery but little information is available about the duration of its persistence in that body fluid.
Oct 15, 2015, 08:50 AM IST
Ebola-hit nurse 'critically ill' in London hospital
A 39-year-old Scottish nurse who is the first known person to have a serious recurrence of the deadly Ebola virus and has been in an isolation unit at a hospital here is now "critically ill", a hospital statement said on Wednesday.
Oct 14, 2015, 20:25 PM IST
China-made Ebola vaccine permitted for overseas trial
Until now, all tested Ebola vaccines were based on a strain from the Democratic Republic of the Congo outbreak of 1976.
Oct 13, 2015, 16:26 PM IST
Ebola treatment beds prevented 40,000 deaths in Sierra Leone: Study
With many cases in Sierra Leone potentially going unreported, the real figure is likely to be much higher, the study said.
Oct 13, 2015, 12:23 PM IST
Antiviral compound fully protects monkeys from Ebola
The research team used cell culture and animal models to assess the compound's efficacy against several pathogens, including Ebola virus.
Oct 12, 2015, 14:58 PM IST
Scottish Ebola nurse back in isolation
A 39-year-old Scottish nurse who had contracted the deadly Ebola in West Africa was on Friday readmitted to an isolation unit after she developed what appears to be a very rare reactivation of the virus at a hospital here.
Oct 09, 2015, 16:14 PM IST
Ebola again detected in Scottish nurse
The 39-year-old who contracted the virus while helping to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone, has been flown back to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
Oct 09, 2015, 13:37 PM IST
WHO hails first full week with no new Ebola cases since March 2014
No new Ebola cases were confirmed last week, marking the first full week without fresh cases of the deadly disease in a year an a half, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Oct 08, 2015, 01:06 AM IST
New genetic test speeds up Ebola diagnosis
Researchers have developed a new DNA test that can be used to rapidly diagnose Ebola and other pathogens such as Chikungunya and hepatitis C virus.
Sep 29, 2015, 11:42 AM IST
