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Article: Ebola virus vaccine protects guinea pigs.(Brief Article)
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- Science News
- Article date:
- January 10, 1998
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Few diseases have as fearsome a reputation as Ebola fever. Just to handle the Ebola virus, scientists must wear space suits and employ the strictest biohazard precautions. This rare illness is transmitted by close contact and most often kills humans swiftly. There is no effective treatment for Ebola fever and, so far, no way to prevent it.
In their efforts to make an Ebola vaccine, scientists have tried traditional methods--such as using an inactivated virus or a slightly modified version of a live Ebola virus--with some success in laboratory animals. These approaches can make researchers uneasy, however.
"I don't know that I'd be willing to take an ...