Ebola Flashcards

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When and where was the first Ebola outbreak?

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1967, Marburg Germany

simultaneously outbreak at Hamburg (Germany) and Belgrade (Serbia)

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Vaccine

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Undergoing trials:
- rVSV-ZEBOV - was going to stage 3 but decline outbreak–> 97.5% effective to stop Ebola transmission
Currently used in DR Congo
-cAd3-EBO- chimpanzee adenovirus (cAd3) vector (Phase 1&2)
-Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN Filo (Phase 1 trial)

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What’s Biological Warfare

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Use of any pathogen, bacteria or virus as a weapon of war

1972 - Biological Weapons Convention outlawed creation and storage but not usage

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