Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (72): vaccine, research, NGO, media
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (72): vaccine, research, NGO, media
Ebola -- LiberiarVSV-ZEBOV is a recombinant, replication competent vesicular stomatitis virus [VSV]-based candidate vaccine expressing a surface glycoprotein of _Zaire ebolavirus_. We tested the effect of rVSV-ZEBOV in preventing Ebola virus disease [EVD] in contacts and contacts of contacts of recently confirmed cases in Guinea, West Africa.Interpretation--------------The results add weight to the interim assessment that rVSV-ZEBOV offers substantial protection against EVD, with no cases among Read more [...]
