Ebola virus disease causes widespread and highly fatal epidemics in human populations.
Today, there is still great need for point-of-care tests for diagnosis, patient management and …

Ebola outbreak-2014 (mainly Zaire strain related Ebola virus) has been declared most
widely spread deadly persistent epidemic due to unavailability of rapid diagnostic, detection …

Hemorrhagic fever outbreaks such as Ebola are difficult to detect and control because of the
lack of low-cost, easily deployable diagnostics and because initial clinical symptoms mimic …

Laboratory diagnosis of Ebola virus disease plays a critical role in outbreak response efforts;
however, establishing safe and expeditious testing strategies for this high-biosafety-level …

The ability to rapidly recognize Ebola virus infections is critical to quickly limit further spread
of the disease. A rapid, sensitive, and specific laboratory diagnostic test is needed to confirm …

Background Throughout the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa, field
laboratory testing for EVD has relied on complex, multi-step real-time reverse transcription …

With the increase in international traffic, the risk of introducing rare but severe infectious
diseases like Ebola hemorrhagic fever is increasing all over the world. However, the system …

During the latest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa, monoclonal antibody
therapy (eg, ZMapp) was utilized to treat patients. However, due to the antigenic differences …

Current Ebola virus disease (EVD) diagnosis relies on reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR)
technology, requiring skilled laboratory personnel and technical infrastructure. Lack of …

Recent studies have suggested that antibody-mediated protection against the Ebolaviruses
may be achievable, but little is known about whether or not antibodies can confer cross …