ArticleBMC biology2014
Ebolavirus in West Africa, and the use of experimental therapies or vaccines.
Article in BMC biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- A Rapid RT-RAA Assay for Visual Detection of Ebola Virus: Advancing Early Diagnosis in Resource-Limited Settings.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- One-step single-tube accelerated quantitative nucleoprotein gene-specific reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal gene amplification (RT-LAMP) assay for rapid, real-time & reliable clinical detection of Ebola virus.The Indian journal of medical research · 2021Article
- Therapeutic strategies to target the Ebola virus life cycle.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2019Review
- Modeling the Ebola zoonotic dynamics: Interplay between enviroclimatic factors and bat ecology.PloS one · 2017Article
- Health-Care Workers' Perspectives on Ebola Virus Vaccine: A Focus Group and In-Depth Interview Interventional Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2016Article
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- Hegemonic structure of basic, clinical and patented knowledge on Ebola research: a US army reductionist initiative.Journal of translational medicine · 2015Article
- Human Ebola virus infection in West Africa: a review of available therapeutic agents that target different steps of the life cycle of Ebola virus.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2014Article
- Global Access Programs: A Collaborative Approach for Effective Implementation and Management.Pharmaceutical medicineArticle
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Abstract
Response to the current ebolavirus outbreak based on traditional control measures has so far been insufficient to prevent the virus from spreading rapidly. This has led to urgent discussions on the use of experimental therapies and vaccines untested in humans and existing in limited quantities, raising political, strategic, technical and ethical questions.
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