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Ebola: Vaccination during epidemic reduces risk of developing disease by 84 per cent

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Published in the Lancet Infectious Disease, a study has revealed that 10 days after vaccination, the risk of developing Ebola is reduced by 84 per cent in vaccinated people compared to non-vaccinated people. The study analyzed data collected during the largest epidemic recorded in the DRC, during which 3,470 cases and 2,287 deaths were registered […]

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MSF calls for emergency stockpile of Ebola treatments ten years after world’s deadliest outbreak

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MSF staff dressed in personal protective equipment.

As the world marks ten years since the deadliest Ebola virus disease outbreak that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is disappointed that while two approved Ebola treatments now exist, they are not readily available via an emergency stockpile for use in places where they would likely […]

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