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Scientists in high containment labs at Texas Biomed use protective gear when they work with Ebola virus. |
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Texas Biomed Scientists Prove Vaccine for Ebola and Marburg is Feasible
In an effort to find a way to protect people from several deadly diseases with one injection, Texas Biomed scientists recently published a study showing it is feasible to design a vaccine that would protect people from different strains of Ebola and Marburg virus. These hemorrhagic fevers take a heavy human toll. Successful early work in nonhuman primates is promising news for people whose location or job puts them at risk for infection. Prophylactic protection is important for aid workers and other professionals who may be called into outbreak areas -- like Africa (2014-2016) when Ebola virus claimed more than 11,000 lives. The epidemic killed 36 times more people than any other Ebola outbreak in history.
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