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Cellular Protein that Acts as Receptor for Ebola and Marburg Virus Identified

DAILY NEWS & ANALYSIS – A team of scientists has identified a cellular protein that acts as a receptor for Ebola virus and Marburg virus. Furthermore, the team showed that an antibody, which binds to the receptor protein, is able to block infection by both viruses. “This is the first receptor identified for Ebola and Read More »

May 5, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Research
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Research team identifies receptor for Ebola virus

(University of Iowa Health Care) A University of Iowa-led team of researchers has identified a cellular protein that acts as a receptor for Ebola virus and Marburg virus. Furthermore, the team showed that an antibody, which binds to the receptor protein, is able to block infection by both viruses. The results suggest that a human-compatible Read More »

May 4, 2011
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Research
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NRC seeks detailed risk assessment for Army biodefense lab

CIDRAP News – The National Research Council (NRC), in a letter report, has advised the US Army to prepare a more comprehensive risk assessment than it initially proposed for a biodefense laboratory to be built at Ft. Detrick in Frederick, Md. The lab, called the Medical Countermeasures Test and Evaluation (MCMT&E) Facility, will work on Read More »

May 3, 2011
| Filed under Countermeasures and Research
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Scientific panel urges more Army transparency in planning for Fort Detrick

FREDERICK, Md. — A panel of civilian scientists is urging the Army to be more transparent about its plans for an animal biodefense laboratory at Fort Detrick in Frederick. The National Academy of Sciences committee expressed its concerns Friday in a letter to the commander of the Army’s Medical Research and Materiel Command.

May 2, 2011
| Filed under North America, Biosafety, and Research
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University of Houston wins NIH grant for vaccine study

It is spread to humans by mosquito bites, causing arthritic symptoms so severe that some victims can’t even walk. While rarely fatal, the effects of the chikungunya virus can last up to a year. More than two million people have contracted the chikungunya virus in the past five years. Most of the infections have occurred Read More »