Ebola strains can be detected in just 30 minutes outside of the lab by a test that uses pocket-sized slips of blotting paper, a pioneering study revealed today.

The virulence of Ebola virus strains appears to be innately linked to the degree of disorder in proteins that form their nucleocapsids.Computational analysis has revealed that strains responsible ...

New Ebola Strain Worries Scientists. December 5, 2007 / 1:05 PM EST / AP The new type of Ebola in Uganda might be less deadly than others, but that's not necessarily good news.

Some scientists think the new strain of Ebola may be a milder form than earlier strains, which is not necessarily good news—the high mortality rate has previously helped keep transmission levels ...

The Ebola strain behind the most recent epidemic doesn’t appear to be much different from other strains which caused previous outbreaks. That’s not great news—it’s still Ebola, after all ...

The Sudan strain is slightly less lethal, killing between 40-60 per cent per cent, but it is more contagious than the Zaire variant. Ebola was first detected in the mid-1970s in simultaneous ...

An Ebola outbreak that began in September is spreading quickly in Uganda. So far, four healthcare workers have died battling the outbreak. This strain of Ebola isn't covered by existing vaccines ...

The cases were confirmed weeks after the country was deemed Ebola-free. Ebola health workers spray disinfectant on a road near the home of a 17-year old boy that died from the Ebola virus on the ...

An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly fatal and contagious hemorrhagic fever.

Uganda has begun a trial vaccination program for the strain of Ebola viral infection that is behind the country's latest outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), while the ...

Unusual Ebola strain kills 23 in Uganda; no vaccines, treatments available The Sudan species of Ebolavirus has a fatality rate between 41% and 100%. Beth Mole – Sep 27, 2022 6:51 pm | 112 ...

Diana Atwine, permanent secretary at Uganda’s Health Ministry, said a 24-year-old man was found to have been infected with the Sudan strain of Ebola.