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Wed, 2013-09-04 02:24 — mdmcdonald
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Finding the Ebola virus’ vulnerable points

Wed, 2014-12-03 12:25 — Norea

Three copies of the Ebola glycoprotein (blue) with antibodies (yellow) latched on to them. Picture by Stanfordby Shalini Saxena - Nov 30 2014 - http://arstechnica.com

We know what antibodies stop it in its tracks—we now know where they attach.

The latest Ebola outbreak has dwarfed any that have occurred since the discovery of the virus in 1976; previous outbreaks have had lethality rates of up to 90 percent. Yet no vaccines or therapies are currently approved for human use, which limits our ability to treat patients and contain the outbreak. Mixtures of monoclonal antibodies (see sidebar) are a potential treatment option that has been used experimentally.

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The Effect of Exclusive Breastfeeding on Infant Morbidity in Guinea Conakry

Tue, 2013-07-16 03:54 — Elhadj Drame

Infant morbidity caused by infectious diseases is prevalent in Guinea. However, a study shows that exclusive breastfeeding significantly protected the infants against many of the studied morbidities (OR: 0.28, CI: 0.15-0.51) and specifically against diarrhea (OR: 0.38; 95% CI: 0.17 – 0.86), respiratory infections (OR: 0.27; 95% CI: 0.14 – 0.50), and low growth rate (OR: 0.11; 95% CI: 0.02 – 0.46), but not for otitis, urinary infection, or meningitis. This is to suggest that public health officials should encourage breastfeeding in order to reduce incidence of those diseases.

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