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Ebola PPE Guidelines updated by WHO for healthcare workers

Nov 05, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke News 0

As per the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Ebola epidemic has already been confirmed as the worst in the history. The extent of this outbreak is still to be estimated as the Ebola virus...

DGCA Takes Baby Steps to Prevent Ebola from Entering India

Oct 24, 2014 Tushita News 0

After the first case of the deadly disease ebola was reported in New York, countries that usually witness a constant influx of foreign tourists, travellers and visitors are taking the much needed...

Two vaccines in trial and an antibody serum of Ebola to be made available in West Africa as per WHO

Oct 23, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke News 0

Dr.Marie Paule Kieny,the assistant director general at WHO has announced that it hopes to begin testing two experimental Ebola vaccines in west Africa by January on more than 20,000 frontline...

Brincidofovir: a drug approved by the FDA for clinical trial in patients with Ebola

Oct 20, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke News 0

With Ebola virus epidemic creating a ruckus left right and center, a new hope can be seen in the form of an approval for a drug to go for a clinical trial for patients suffering from the virus...

First treatment for EBOLA: Hemopurifier

Oct 16, 2014 Ruchira Dhoke News 0

The Hemopurifier® was used for the first time on a patient infected with Ebola virus. The Hemopurifier® is the product of Aethlon Medical, Inc. that creates medical devices which targets...