Doomsday theory Nov 16, 2009
A little while later, when programmers became more secure with their skills and it seemed a long way off before even the iPod could be invented, let alone a Terminator, filmmakers turned to the growing fear of viruses and disease that stemmed from outbreaks of AIDS and the ebola virus around the early 1990s. These films werent very special effects intensive and proved to be borderline boring (save for the more creatively packaged 12 Monkeys starring Bruce Willis alongside Brad Pitt). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
1930s gonorrhea drug slows tumor growth Nov 7, 2009
So far, drugs in the library have been screened for use against malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and the Ebola virus. In the future, Liu expects even more researchers to take advantage of the library, which is continuing to grow as more drugs are added to the collection. (AZCentral -- Business)
Heres the point: Pandemic panic? Nov 7, 2009
Examples of these pandemics are the swine flu, bird flu, mad cow disease, the Ebola virus, and sars. In each instance, these diseases represented the outbreak that doomsayers predicted would mean our Judgment Day. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
You, too, can be a campaign reporter! Nov 6, 2009
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Major Advance In Human Antibody Therapy Against Deadly Nipah Virus Nov 1, 2009
(July 11, 2008) Scientists have determined the structure of a critical protein from the ebola virus, which, though rare, is one of the deadliest viruses on the planet killing between 50 and 90 percent of those. . (Science Daily)
HIV Tamed By Designer 'Leash' Oct 30, 2009
HIV Tamed By Designer 'Leash. HIV Tamed By Designer 'Leash. (Science Daily)
'Secret Life of Scientists': What do they do when not in the lab? Oct 22, 2009
Vertes was drawn into science at age 9 with a book about the Ebola virus and hasn't left it since. Now, the university student is a cancer researcher in the department of genetic medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. (USA Today -- Tech)
Alamo City biotech firm lands hefty defense pact Oct 5, 2009
Some of these viruses produce very mild illnesses while others, such as the African ebola virus, can be life threatening. The third group of agents are the influenzas, commonly known as the flu, which is spread around the world in seasonal epidemics. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
The Lowland Gorilla Sep 30, 2009
The Ebola virus is a major threat to the population living in the northern border region of Gabon and the Republic of Congo. Like all primates, gorillas are very intelligent. (Suite101.com)
Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself? Sep 23, 2009
And headlines over West Nile virus, SARS, Ebola virus and the bird flu have all faded, at least for now. Often in a period of perceived crisis, people focus only on the benefit of certain precautionary measures, not the possible risks, Blumberg noted. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Bats Without Borders: World's Largest Bats Need International Protection Sep 9, 2009
2, 2009) Infection with Marburg virus and the related Ebola virus can produce severe disease in people, with fever and bleeding. During outbreaks, as many as 90 percent of those infected have died. (Science Daily)
UPMC wants to make vaccines Aug 22, 2009
The 21CB would operated as a not-for-profit facility under HHS supervision, and could produce vaccines for anthrax, smallpox, the plague, ricin contamination and the Ebola virus, among other threatening infections. Under a previous government contract, UPMC already has studied solutions to combating bioterrorism. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
India hotspot for new infectious diseases: Report Aug 21, 2009
And most of these, including SARS and the Ebola virus, originated in mammals. "India risks new epidemics as the human population expands into natural wilderness, coming into contact with a diverse range of wildlife that harbour unusual diseases," Kate Jones, a biodiversity scientist at the Zoological Society of London and first author of the international study, told TOI.. (India Times, India)
New Strategy For Inhibiting Virus Replication Aug 20, 2009
30, 2009) Researchers have likely found one reason why the Ebola virus is such a powerful, deadly, and effective virus. Using a cell culture model for Ebola virus infection, they have discovered that the virus ... 21, 2007) Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus (MARV) belong to the Filoviridae family and cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates. (Science Daily)
Synthetic Protein Thwarts HIV Infection in Lab Aug 19, 2009
The idea shows promise in developing treatments for other disease-causing protein interactions as well, including influenza and Ebola virus, Gellman added. The study was supported by grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. (MEDLINEplus)
Orphaned Gorillas Sent to Isolated Island Aug 18, 2009
Habitat destruction and illegal poaching continues to threaten these critically endangered creatures- as does the Ebola virus. Poachers kill adult gorillas for the bush meat trade-taking their newly orphaned babies to be sold as pets. (National Geographic)
I am married to 'Mr. Clean' Aug 17, 2009
This cleaning device is, in his mind, one molecule short of the Ebola virus, despite the fact that both of us sterilize it daily on the microwave's highest setting. Dream Me vehemently denied my odious housekeeping. (CNN)
'Ebola Cousin' Marburg Virus Isolated From Bats Aug 2, 2009
Infection with Marburg virus and the related Ebola virus can produce severe disease in people, with fever and bleeding ... The natural reservoir for Marburg virus, and its cousin Ebola virus, has been the subject of much speculation and scientific investigation ... Additionally, the study takes scientists one step closer to identifying the reservoir host for Ebola virus. (Science Daily)
Ebola cousin found in fruit bats in Uganda - study Aug 2, 2009
WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - Thousands of bats in a cave in Uganda are infected with Marburg virus, a cousin of the Ebola virus, researchers said on Friday, strengthening the theory the mammals are natural carriers of the deadly viruses. A study by Pierre Rollin and colleagues at the Special Pathogens Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found live virus in 5 percent of the bats tested in the cave, where miners were infected with Marburg in 2007. (AlertNet)
- Viewpoint: Fatty destroys the Earth 0 Jul 17, 2009
Either the Post is referring to the fact that most obese males can t see their peters, or it s saying fat is like ebola virus, traveling through the air and infecting friends from afar. According to the study and from what I can, or can t, see both might be true. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Concern over Ebola virus in pigs Jul 11, 2009
A form of Ebola virus has been detected in pigs for the first time, raising concerns it could mutate and pose a new risk to humans. Ebola-Reston virus (REBOV) has only previously been seen in monkeys and humans - and has not caused illness. (BBC News -- Science)
U.S. scientists detect Ebola virus in pigs Jul 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have found a type of Ebola virus in pigs in the Philippines for the first time and warned that it could mutate and become more dangerous for humans. Reston ebolavirus, or REBOV, was originally identified in 1989 in the United States from a shipment of cynomolgus monkeys from the Philippines, but unlike other types of Ebola, it is not yet known to cause illness in humans. (Xinhuanet, China)
Q+A-Why is the spread of Ebola in the Philippines a concern? Jul 10, 2009
HONG KONG, July 10 (Reuters) - Scientists are worried about the Ebola-Reston -- a type of Ebola virus -- spreading in pigs in the Philippines and have warned that it could mutate in the swine population and become more dangerous for people ... - There are five distinct species of the Ebola virus: Zaire, Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire, Bundibugyo and Reston ... HOW IS EBOLA-RESTON DIFFERENT FROM THE EBOLA VIRUS THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY DEATHS IN AFRICA. (AlertNet)
Ultrasensitive Detector Promises Improved Treatment Of Viral Respiratory Infections Jul 7, 2009
(June 21, 2007) A topical respiratory tract vaccine tested for the first time in a primate model may protect against Ebola virus infection. Ebola virus is a highly contagious form of severe hemorrhagic fever with a. (Science Daily)
Newest astronauts won't ride shuttle Jun 30, 2009
Kathleen Rubins, 30, a molecular biologist who has studied smallpox and the Ebola virus, and who competes in triathlons. The class -- the first since 2004 -- will begin two years of training in August, intensively focused on months-long visits to the International Space Station, rather than shuttle missions that last about two weeks. (Florida Today)
Ebola Infection Blocked In Cell-culture Experiments Jun 25, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2009) Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered two biochemical pathways that the Ebola virus relies on to infect cells ... 30, 2009) Researchers have likely found one reason why the Ebola virus is such a powerful, deadly, and effective virus ... Using a cell culture model for Ebola virus infection, they have discovered that the virus. (Science Daily)
Scientists block Ebola infection in cell-culture experiments Jun 24, 2009
GALVESTON, Texas Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered two biochemical pathways that the Ebola virus relies on to infect cells. Using substances that block the activation of those pathways, they've prevented Ebola infection in cell culture experiments potentially providing a critical early step in developing the first successful therapy for the deadly virus. (EurekAlert!)
9,200 Uncounted Vials Found at Army Biodefense Lab Jun 18, 2009
Col. Mark Kortepeter (KOR'-teh-pee-ter), deputy commander of the research center at Fort Detrick, said Wednesday that the four-month inventory found nothing missing from the laboratory stockpiles of deadly agents including the Ebola virus and anthrax spores. He said the 13 percent overage mainly reflects stocks left behind in freezers by researchers who have retired or left the institute in the past 50 years. (Newsmax)
Central Africa: Scientists Find More Signs of Bats' Role in Ebola May 30, 2009
Bats spread the Ebola virus to humans and play a pivotal role in disease outbreaks, evidence suggests ... Some members of the research team helped discover in 2005 that fruit bats are a natural reservoir of the Ebola virus (see Fruit bats blamed for Ebola outbreaks). (allAfrica.com)
Killer Virus ID'd In Africa May 30, 2009
(AP) Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. The so-called "Lujo" virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. (CBS News)
* World News Quick Take May 30, 2009
Scientists have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. The Lujo virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Laws gang up on everyone's rights, not just bikies May 29, 2009
What we are seeing is likely to be a normal flu season, but government and media appear to be treating it like the martians have landed and we are all going to get something worse than the ebola virus by the Queen's Birthday weekend. Perhaps I am exaggerating - but who isn't these days. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
41 comments May 29, 2009
They spent eight long years packaging Cheney as some evil and deadly combination of Darth Vader and the Ebola virus. Now they can add to the descriptors a new title: Count Dracula. (Human Events Online)
Canadian researcher charged with attempted smuggling May 14, 2009
American authorities say the researcher had been working on a vaccine for the Ebola virus and HIV.. However, the Canadian agency said he worked only with non-infectious material and never had access to high-level pathogens such as HIV or Ebola. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Scientist arrested for smuggling vials used in Ebola research... May 14, 2009
A Public Health Agency of Canada spokeswoman told AFP Yao "was working on vaccines for the Ebola virus and HIV, among other things.". "But he only had access to harmless and non-infectious materials, similar to what you'd find in a hospital or university lab. He did not have access to dangerous materials.". (The Drudge Report)
MARSHFIELD EDITORIAL: Scary for a reason May 9, 2009
Wed May 06, 2009, 07:30 AM EDT. On the list of words no one wants to hear, pandemic has to rank near the top, right up there with apocalypse, Armageddon and nuclear fallout. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
RML scientist aids in Ebola exposure case May 8, 2009
On March 12, toward the end of the German work day, a researcher in a Hamburg laboratory stuck her finger with a needle exposed to the Ebola virus ... Feldmann, chief of the RML s new Biosafety level-4 Laboratory of Virology, led the special pathogens program for the Public Health Agency of Canada in Winnipeg where he helped develop a vaccine effective in preventing the Ebola virus from spreading in laboratory animals, even when given after the animals had been exposed. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Bats may be linked in Philippines Ebola cases Apr 28, 2009
MANILA (AFP) - A group of foreign health experts have arrived in the Philippines to see if fruit bats may have infected pigs with a non-lethal form of the Ebola virus, a health official said on Monday. Eric Tayag, the head of the Philippine health department's national epidemiology centre, the experts will be looking for the source of the Ebola-Reston virus that infected thousands of pigs earlier this year. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Gorilla goes ape for Easter "egg" treat Apr 9, 2009
It is estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000 Western Lowland gorillas survive in the wild but their numbers of have fallen dramatically due to the impact of deforestation and the Ebola virus. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)
Researcher who received Canadian vaccine healthy after accident Apr 3, 2009
HAMBURG A German researcher who received an experimental Canadian vaccine after being exposed to the deadly Ebola virus has passed the disease's 21-day incubation period without showing any sign of falling ill ... Hours after a 45-year-old scientist accidentally pricked her finger with a needle used for injecting the Ebola virus into mice, leading members of the tight research community huddled over a trans-Atlantic telephone conference to plot a course of action. (Globe and Mail)
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Used On Human Mar 28, 2009
An electron microscope photo of the deadly Ebola virus ... (AP) It was a nightmare scenario: A scientist accidentally pricked her finger with a needle used to inject the deadly Ebola virus into lab mice ... In a 2008 study, Feldmann and other researchers showed that when given 20 minutes after a lethal dose of Ebola virus, four of eight monkeys survived. (CBS News)
Texas A&M System joins fight against bioterrorism Mar 24, 2009
It will be especially important in the larger goal of protecting our nation and citizens from the threat of bio-terror weapons such as anthrax and the Ebola virus. The Emerging Technology Fund is a $200 million initiative created by the Texas Legislature in 2005 at the governor s request and was reauthorized in 2007. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Experimental Vaccine Protects Animals From Deadly Ebola Virus; May Prove Effective In Developing The First Human Vaccine Mar 6, 2009
Ebola viruses, which cause severe bleeding and a high fatality rate in up to 90 percent of patients, have no effective treatment or vaccine ... Ebola viruses cause acute infection in humans, usually within four to 10 days ... Ebola viruses are considered a dangerous threat to public health because of their high fatality rate, ability to transmit person-to-person, and low lethal infectious dose. (Science Daily)
How Cellular Protein Detects Viruses And Sparks Immune Response Mar 4, 2009
30, 2009) Researchers have likely found one reason why the Ebola virus is such a powerful, deadly, and effective virus. Using a cell culture model for Ebola virus infection, they have discovered that the virus. (Science Daily)
Is It Legal To Send Blood Through the Mail? Feb 28, 2009
The former covers anything that might be lethal on exposurelike blood containing the Ebola virus. Category B includes materials that are somewhat less infectiouslike blood infected with HIV. In 2006, the USPS stopped accepting Category A shipments, although you can ship them via certain specialized carriers. (Slate)
NASA Study Predicted Outbreak Of Deadly Virus Feb 20, 2009
(July 11, 2008) Scientists have determined the structure of a critical protein from the ebola virus, which, though rare, is one of the deadliest viruses on the planet killing between 50 and 90 percent of those. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Practically pure Feb 19, 2009
Eminent biologists have used them while solving crystal structures for a variety of proteins, some of which relate to human health - such as vaccine targets from ebola virus and the avian flu, and a human integrin protein which play a role in vascular disease such as heart attack and stroke. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES Most Research Suspended at Fort Detrick Feb 10, 2009
He said the order was required to meet the Army and Defense Department's standards for keeping track of "biological select agents and toxins," known as BSAT, such as anthrax bacteria and the Ebola virus. The lab has been under heavy pressure to tighten security since the 2001 anthrax attacks, which killed five people and sickened 17 others. (Washington Post)
Lab Stymied By First Case Of Marburg Fever Feb 8, 2009
The cause of Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever, the Marburg virus, is an RNA virus of the filovirus family, a species that includes the Ebola virus. Indigenous to Africa, the Marburg virus was first recognized in 1968 when it caused outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in several European laboratory technicians who had been exposed to African green monkeys or their tissues and body fluids. (eMaxHealth.com)
New Type of Ebola Virus Discovered Feb 7, 2009
FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A new species of the deadly Ebola virus has been identified by American and Ugandan scientists ... It is genetically distinct from all other known Ebola virus species, differing by more than 30 percent at the genetic level, said the scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Columbia University, the Uganda Virus Research Institute, and the Uganda Ministry of Health ... The draft genetic sequence also led to completion of the entire... (MEDLINEplus)
