Scientists Create Decoy Molecule that Neutralizes Arenaviruses
A host of disease-causing viruses called arenaviruses lurk in animal populations in various parts of the world, sometimes crossing over ...
Tag: Arenavirus
Naval Research Laboratory Seeks to Advance Field Diagnostics of Infectious Agents
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is seeking partners to advance technology developed for in vitro diagnostic devices that are amenable ...
WHO Updates Blueprint List of Priority Diseases
The 2018 review of the World Health Organization’s Blueprint list of priority diseases occurred February 6-7, 2018. Given their potential ...
HHS Awards 12M to BioCryst for Small Molecule Ebola Drug
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced ...
Evaluation of Countermeasures Against Arenaviruses
Lassa Fever Virus, part of the Arenaviridae family of viruses The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) in ...
Military Seeks Support for Arenaviruses Countermeasures
The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRIID) is seeking research services to develop mechanisms of action for FDA-approved drugs ...
Airborne Ebola: A Flight of Fancy
Like the cockroach after a nuclear blast, the airborne ebolavirus debate just won’t die. Many mentions in the media in ...
Suggesting Airborne Precautions for Ebola HCW is a Really Bad Idea
Contributing author Heather Lander, Ph.D. provides insight into why implementing airborne precautions in the Ebola epidemic isn't the right strategy to prevent ...
Mechanism of Action for Drugs Against Arenaviruses
The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is seeking firms capable of providing research services to develop mechanisms of ...
Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Effective Against Ebola, MERS-CoV
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. this week announced the online publication in the journal Nature of extensive laboratory and nonclinical characterizations of ...
