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    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
    2008 Elections - Salon. Follow News & Politics. (Salon)

    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)


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