Fort Detrick Researchers Seek Key to Ebola Virus

Dr. John Dye, a VIC collaborator, investigates the mechanism behind the ability to survive Ebola virus infection in Uganda.  Travelling to Uganda and collecting samples directly from Ebola survivors allows him to analyze the different physiological mechanisms that have enabled these individuals to survive while many others have perished.  This research contributes to our understanding of … Continued

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Experimental Immunotherapy Zaps Two Most Lethal Ebolaviruses

First Step Toward All-Inclusive Treatment – Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) have engineered the first antibodies that can potently neutralize the two deadliest strains of the virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The findings, made in mice, are a significant step toward immunotherapies … Continued