NewLink Genetics and their subsidiary, BioProtection Systems, were recently given a government contract from the U.S. Defence Threat Reduction Agency, for $1 million to research and speed up the process to begin human clinical testing of their existing Ebola vaccine
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The Canadian government will donate between 800 to 1,000 doses of the vaccine, with the final number given dependent on how much Canada holds back for research and clinical trials
Nigeria has been an example of how controversial a clinical trial can become
The Minister of Health said the nurse’s husband is now under surveillance alongside 176 others
Of the five known ebola strains, the “Zaire” and “Sudan” strains have been responsible for most deaths
The United Nations health agency said the outbreak was an “extraordinary event”
Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, is due to brief members of the diplomatic corps later on Thursday
The ministry’s website said he was being tested for Ebola, but did not say if the tests had concluded that he had the diseas
It said most of the new cases were in Liberia, while the number of cases in Nigeria climbed from four to nine, including one previous death
With the Ebola virus now directly and indirectly impacting economies in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and neighbouring countries, the new World Bank Group emergency response will also help countries and communities cope with financial hardship caused by the outbreak
Highly infectious Ebola has been blamed for 672 deaths in the West Africa nations of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization
In a statement issued in Geneva, Switzerland, WHO said the latest figures from health ministries in the three countries showed 844 cases, including 518 deaths in the epidemic that began in February
Manguele said the gains were still low in bigger countries with complex epidemiological settings and operational needs
The minister explained that “the initiative addresses vaccine preventable diseases, diarrhea diseases and health workers training and posting to rural areas.”