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Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - Ebola mystery may be solved

Globe and Mail [Nature] - A team of scientists may have cracked the mystery of the reservoir or source of the deadly Ebola virus, finding evidence of the virus in three species of fruit bats in Gabon and the Republic of Congo.

BBC - Fruit bats may carry Ebola virus

Posted on 12/1/05; 5:58:50 AM

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - Angola declares worst Marburg outbreak over

CIDRAP - After a harrowing year of trying to stop the spread of the lethal Marburg virus, Angola has declared itself free of Marburg hemorrhagic fever.

Posted on 11/11/05; 5:48:26 AM

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - Ebola's Dogged Enemies

Washington Post - A look at the quest to develop a vaccine for Ebola at Fort Detrick.

Posted on 10/2/05; 4:20:26 AM

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - Mysterious deaths: Ex-soldier links horses' malady in 1976 to his poor health

Deseret News - 50 horses died mysteriously in Utah in 1976. US Army sources claim thirst as the cause of death, but autopsies showed changes similar to those caused by viral equine encephalitis.

Posted on 8/29/05; 3:13:58 AM

Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers - WHO lowers reported Marburg toll in Angola

CIDRAP - The latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the Marburg hemorrhagic fever epidemic in Angola gives significantly lower numbers of cases and deaths than previous reports.

Posted on 7/14/05; 2:48:10 AM

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