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Stories about: Marburg

Small Molecules Keep Ebola Out of Human Cells Normally, there is no cure or vaccine for the Ebola virus, but a new research carried out by scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago discovered a family of small molecules that can bind to the outer protein coat of the virus and prevent it from entering human cells.Duncan Wardrop, associate professor of c... 20 January 2011 04:08 GMT Marburg Virus Back in Europe 40 years after it was first reported in Europe, the Marburg virus returns and it seems that it has claimed its first victim on July 11, when a woman returning from a trip in Uganda died in a hospital in Leiden, Netherlands. According to NewScientist magazine, the 40 year old woman had visited a series of caves approx... 15 July 2008 03:49 GMT