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The use of convalescent plasma or serum
Over the summer, an international network of blood regulators developed a physician’s paper for regulators,...
Ebola vaccines in development
The following table includes the leading candidates, however a number of these are not yet ready for...
Experimental therapies being evaluated to treat Ebola
Experimental therapies for Ebola include new compounds, as well as existing drugs approved for other...
WHO’s Comprehensive Plan to Rapidly Develop Therapeutics and Vaccines
Despite research into Ebola vaccines and therapeutics over the past decade, no product has been fully...
Lessons learned in the ‘Hot Zone’
“The most difficult part for a clinician is when you don’t know if the patient has Ebola or not,” said Dr....
How did this Ebola outbreak emerge and what have we learned?
At the launch of the 2014 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Conference in New Orleans, Bill...
Why has this Ebola outbreak been so large?
A recurring question about the current Ebola outbreak is how it grew to be so large — and whether the virus...
Is there a Black Market for Ebola Convalescent Blood Products?
“There have been reports about Ebola survivors selling their blood on the black market in the affected...
Coordination of new teams of Ebola responders a big challenge
“Coordination has been a routine failure in Ebola outbreak after Ebola outbreak,” Dr Armand Sprecher of MSF...
MSF doctor feels safe working in field fighting Ebola
Dr. Tim Jagatic of Médecins Sans Frontières spent March and April in Guinea when the Ebola outbreak was...
Ebola’s impact on West African countries health infrastructure
Ebola experts at the ASTMH conference in New Orleans concerned about the effect of Ebola on the health...