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1st West African Case Of Deadly Marburg Virus Detected: WHO
Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that's related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans.
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The Ebola virus can persist in semen 2 years after infection
The deadly Ebola virus can persist in the semen of survivors for more than two years after the onset of infection, a study has found.
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Ebola: Low-Cost Portable Device Discovered For Detecting Infection
Researchers have developed a low-cost and portable diagnostic device that can be used to detect Ebola infection and many other diseases.
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New Chip-Based Technology to Detect Ebola Virus: Study
Researchers have developed a chip-based technology that can be integrated into a portable instrument for use in field situations where rapid, accurate detection of Ebola infections is needed to control outbreaks.
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Strengthened Ebola Screening After First Case: Britain
Britain has tightened steps for dealing with possible Ebola patients, its Health Minister said on Monday, after screening at London's Heathrow Airport failed to detect the disease in a nurse who is now critically ill.
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Medical Detective Work is Next Phase in Ebola Fight
Medical detective work will be the next big phase in the fight against Ebola when the United Nations deploys hundreds of health workers to identify chains of infection as the virus passes from person to person, top UN health workers said.
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Mali Suffers New Ebola Case With Death of a Nurse
Mali has suffered a new case of Ebola infection -- separate from its only other one detected last month -- with the death of a nurse who treated a patient from Guinea, medical sources said late Tuesday.
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Doctors Don't Detect Ebola in Texas Nurse's Body: Family
Doctors no longer detect Ebola in a Texas nurse who flew to Ohio and back before she was diagnosed with the virus, her family said on Wednesday.
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Guinean Who Brought Ebola to Senegal Recovers From Virus
The first case of the Ebola virus detected in Senegal, a 21-year-old student who arrived from neighbouring Guinea last month, has recovered from the deadly disease, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Japanese Researchers Develop 30-Minute Ebola Test
Japanese researchers said on Tuesday they had developed a new method to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes, with technology that could allow doctors to quickly diagnose infection.
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What's Scary about Ebola, Reasons not to Fear it
The United States' top disease detective calls Ebola a "painful, dreadful, merciless virus."
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1st West African Case Of Deadly Marburg Virus Detected: WHO
Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that's related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans.
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The Ebola virus can persist in semen 2 years after infection
The deadly Ebola virus can persist in the semen of survivors for more than two years after the onset of infection, a study has found.
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Ebola: Low-Cost Portable Device Discovered For Detecting Infection
Researchers have developed a low-cost and portable diagnostic device that can be used to detect Ebola infection and many other diseases.
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New Chip-Based Technology to Detect Ebola Virus: Study
Researchers have developed a chip-based technology that can be integrated into a portable instrument for use in field situations where rapid, accurate detection of Ebola infections is needed to control outbreaks.
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Strengthened Ebola Screening After First Case: Britain
Britain has tightened steps for dealing with possible Ebola patients, its Health Minister said on Monday, after screening at London's Heathrow Airport failed to detect the disease in a nurse who is now critically ill.
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Medical Detective Work is Next Phase in Ebola Fight
Medical detective work will be the next big phase in the fight against Ebola when the United Nations deploys hundreds of health workers to identify chains of infection as the virus passes from person to person, top UN health workers said.
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Mali Suffers New Ebola Case With Death of a Nurse
Mali has suffered a new case of Ebola infection -- separate from its only other one detected last month -- with the death of a nurse who treated a patient from Guinea, medical sources said late Tuesday.
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Doctors Don't Detect Ebola in Texas Nurse's Body: Family
Doctors no longer detect Ebola in a Texas nurse who flew to Ohio and back before she was diagnosed with the virus, her family said on Wednesday.
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Guinean Who Brought Ebola to Senegal Recovers From Virus
The first case of the Ebola virus detected in Senegal, a 21-year-old student who arrived from neighbouring Guinea last month, has recovered from the deadly disease, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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Japanese Researchers Develop 30-Minute Ebola Test
Japanese researchers said on Tuesday they had developed a new method to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes, with technology that could allow doctors to quickly diagnose infection.
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What's Scary about Ebola, Reasons not to Fear it
The United States' top disease detective calls Ebola a "painful, dreadful, merciless virus."
