WHO declares end to Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea
The UN's health agency on Thursday declared an end to a nearly four-month epidemic of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a cousin of Ebola, had caused 35…
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Luring the virus into a trap: Heidelberg researchers describe mechanisms that could…
Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. In an interdisciplinary approach, research teams from Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital…
‘Unprecedented’ situation as two African countries report outbreaks of Marburg…
For the first time, the world is seeing two simultaneous outbreaks of the Marburg virus – one in Equatorial Guinea, the other in Tanzania. The Marburg virus is just…
A Deadly Cousin of Ebola Has Flared Up in Africa
In February, a 23-year-old Tanzanian fisherman suddenly fell ill, having just returned from a busy trading outpost in the middle of Lake Victoria. Back at home in Bukoba, a district in…
Harnessing an innate protection against Ebola
In their evolutionary battle for survival, viruses have developed strategies to spark and perpetuate infection. Once inside a host cell, the Ebola virus, for example, hijacks molecular…
Sabin Vaccine Institute Receives $35 Million from BARDA with Potential of up to $214…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sabin Vaccine Institute today announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has awarded Sabin a…
Sabin Vaccine Institute recebe US $ 35 milhões da BARDA com potencial de até US $ 214…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- O Sabin Vaccine Institute anunciou hoje que a Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) fechou com a Sabin um contrato…
Sabin Vaccine Institute recibe $ 35 millones de BARDA con potencial de hasta $ 214…
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Sabin Vaccine Institute anunció hoy que la Autoridad de Investigación y Desarrollo Avanzado Biomédico (BARDA) concedió a Sabin un contrato…
China’s Crematorium Activity Grows; Uganda Ebola Outbreak Ends; Sea Moss for…
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Study Reveals How a CRISPR Protein Might Yield New Tests for Many Viruses
Using a high-resolution imaging technique called cryo-EM, the team discovered that when this protein, named Cas12a2, binds to a specific sequence of genetic material from a potentially…