Ebola haemorrhagic fever

H Feldmann, TW Geisbert - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Ebola viruses are the causative agents of a severe form of viral haemorrhagic fever in man,
designated Ebola haemorrhagic fever, and are endemic in regions of central Africa. The …

Therapeutic strategies to target the Ebola virus life cycle

T Hoenen, A Groseth, H Feldmann - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Following the Ebola virus disease epidemic in west Africa, there has been increased
awareness of the need for improved therapies for emerging diseases, including viral …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and effectiveness of an rVSV-vectored vaccine in preventing Ebola virus disease: final results from the Guinea ring vaccination, open-label, cluster …

AM Henao-Restrepo, A Camacho, IM Longini… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background rVSV-ZEBOV is a recombinant, replication competent vesicular stomatitis virus-
based candidate vaccine expressing a surface glycoprotein of Zaire Ebolavirus. We tested …

Reversion of advanced Ebola virus disease in nonhuman primates with ZMapp

X Qiu, G Wong, J Audet, A Bello, L Fernando… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Without an approved vaccine or treatments, Ebola outbreak management has been limited
to palliative care and barrier methods to prevent transmission. These approaches, however …

[HTML][HTML] Successful treatment of advanced Ebola virus infection with T-705 (favipiravir) in a small animal model

L Oestereich, A Lüdtke, S Wurr, T Rieger… - Antiviral research, 2014 - Elsevier
Outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in sub-Saharan Africa are associated with case
fatality rates of up to 90%. Currently, neither a vaccine nor an effective antiviral treatment is …

A recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus Ebola vaccine

JA Regules, JH Beigel, KM Paolino… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The worst Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in history has resulted in more
than 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths. We present the final results of two phase 1 trials of an …

Delayed treatment of Ebola virus infection with plant-derived monoclonal antibodies provides protection in rhesus macaques

GG Olinger Jr, J Pettitt, D Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Filovirus infections can cause a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman
primates, including great apes. Here, three anti-Ebola virus mouse/human chimeric mAbs …

VSV-EBOV rapidly protects macaques against infection with the 2014/15 Ebola virus outbreak strain

A Marzi, SJ Robertson, E Haddock, F Feldmann… - Science, 2015 - science.org
The latest Ebola virus (EBOV) epidemic spread rapidly through Guinea, Sierra Leone, and
Liberia, creating a global public health crisis and accelerating the assessment of …

Species-specific immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a vesicular stomatitis virus-based Sudan virus vaccine: a challenge study in macaques

A Marzi, P Fletcher, F Feldmann, G Saturday… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The recent Sudan virus (SUDV) outbreak in Uganda highlights the
need for rapid response capabilities, including development of vaccines against emerging …

[HTML][HTML] New viral vectors for infectious diseases and cancer

E Sasso, AM D'Alise, N Zambrano, E Scarselli… - Seminars in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Since the discovery in 1796 by Edward Jenner of vaccinia virus as a way to prevent and
finally eradicate smallpox, the concept of using a virus to fight another virus has evolved into …