University of Oxford researchers are recruiting 50 British volunteers to receive injections of an experimental Ebola vaccine, the first designed to fight the rare Bundibugyo strain now tearing through central Africa. The Phase 1 trial, approved by Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency after animal testing, could begin within weeks, the Daily Mail reported. […] The post Oxford scientists prepare to inject UK volunteers with Ebola vaccine as deadly outbreak claims 100 lives per week appeared first on American Almanac .
University of Oxford researchers are recruiting 50 British volunteers to receive injections of an experimental Ebola vaccine, the first designed to fight the rare Bundibugyo strain now tearing through central Africa. The Phase 1 trial, approved by Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency after animal testing, could begin within weeks, the Daily Mail reported . The urgency is hard to overstate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 100 fatalities in the first week of July alone. The wider epidemic has now killed approximately 645 people and produced nearly 1,800 confirmed cases, most of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed conflict has crippled the health-care response. No approved…Open
New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.
New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, signaling the continued spread of the disease beyond the epicenter in Ituri.Open
The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs.
A patient is being tested for Ebola at a hospital in Glasgow, Scotland in the United Kingdom.
A hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, is testing a patient for suspected Ebola, marking Britain’s first suspected case since an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa was announced in May. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A patient is being tested for Ebola at a hospital in Glasgow, Scotland. DETAIL: On Tuesday, it was announced that a patient was being tested for Ebola at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. While Public Health Scotland (PHS), the country’s main public health agency, has stated that there are currently no confirmed cases of the virus in Scotland, if the patient tests positive, it will be the first case of Ebola in the United Kingdom since the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was announced earlier this…Open
Frontline Congolese workers who conduct safe burials are key to containing what experts fear could become the worst ever Ebola outbreak. They risk not just infection, but the anger of terrified communities.
France has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a French doctor returning from Africa tested positive for the disease.
A French doctor has tested positive for Ebola after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first confirmed case in France amid an aggressive outbreak in Africa. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: France has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a French doctor returning from Africa tested positive for the disease. DETAIL: The doctor was returning from a humanitarian trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the central African country at the epicenter of the most recent Ebola outbreak. The outbreak was confirmed by the DRC on May 15. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes the outbreak as one of the most aggressive in history. At present, over 1,000 confirmed cases and 277 deaths have been recorded. The…Open
The patient is a doctor who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said. Workers are racing to trace those who may have had contact.