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The monoclonal antibody therapy was used on a limited basis during the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak, despite not being marketed at the time.

Investigative Ebola Treatment ZMapp to Undergo Testing

The clinical trial yielded valuable information essential for the continued development of the 2 Ebola vaccine candidates.

Ebola Vaccines Provide Year-Long Immune Response

The country last had an Ebola outbreak in 2014, is tracing patient contact.

Ebola Outbreak Reported in Democratic Republic of the Congo

The kind of strategies Myron Cohen, MD and team used for STDs and the gonorrhea bacterial pathogen were applied to HIV.

How Can We Stop Onward Transmission in HIV and Other Infectious Diseases?

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), shared with MD Magazine what the main theme would be in his keynote address at the AAAAI 2017 meeting in Atlanta, GA: emerging and reemerging infections, a perpetual challenge.

Anthony S. Fauci, MD: From AIDS to Zika, Infectious Diseases are a Perpetual Challenge

An experimental vaccine is showing 100% effectiveness against the Ebola virus, according to results of a trial in Guinea published in The Lancet.

Ebola Vaccine Breakthrough Hailed

Mark Mulligan, MD explained that Zika needs better diagnostic tests, which he knows can take some time, but is hopeful something will come along in a reasonable time frame. 

Zika Virus Needs Better Diagnostic Tests: Mark Mulligan, Emory Vaccine Center

At IDWeek 2016, Mark Mulligan, MD, Hope Clinic at Emory Vaccine Center discussed his team's recent projects studying the natural history of  Zika infection and their Zika vaccine trial.

Zika Virus: Epidemiology, Virology, and Counter Measures

Amesh Adalja, MD, UPMC Center for National Security and his colleagues study recent outbreaks and work on how to better prepare the country for outbreaks like this in the future.

How Do Emerging Infectious Diseases Affect National Security and Policy Discussions?

How the 9/11 terrorist attacks encouraged the evolution of The One Health Initiative and what that means for the future of medicine.

One Health: New term, Ancient Concept

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