Ebola and the Marburg virus are the two main categories of so-called filovirus which causes haemorrhagic fever (VHF), a disease dubbed a "slate-wiper" for its extreme lethality. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
So the huggable, squeezable, soft plush filovirus is right out?. From Wordnik.com. [a year older and an hour shorter] Reference
The filovirus is nice, but personally, I've always preferred parasites. From Wordnik.com. [a year older and an hour shorter] Reference
Yeah, okay, 'talk to the filovirus' doesn't have the same ring, I know... and I've really got to get off this microbe thing. From Wordnik.com. [a year older and an hour shorter] Reference
Studies to identify the reservoir of Marburg virus, a closely related filovirus are being conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Dot indicates significant viral outbreakEbola (filovirus) With a fatality rate of up to 90 percent, it killed hundreds in Zaire and western Sudan in 1976 and 1979. From Wordnik.com. [Outbreak Of Fear] Reference
Marburg (filovirus) Closely related to Ebola, this virus was identified in 1967 when 31 people were infected in West Germany and Yugoslavia by Ugandan green monkeys. 7 died. From Wordnik.com. [Outbreak Of Fear] Reference
Had the then-67-year-old Hoffman — who brought mainstream culture face to face with autism in Rain Man and went mano a mano with an Ebola-like filovirus in Outbreak — never quite broken character from his 1982 film Tootsie?. From Wordnik.com. [Strange but True: Males Can Lactate | Impact Lab] Reference
Marburg and Ebola are the only members of the filovirus family. From Wordnik.com. [National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases] Reference
Mohamadzadeh M (2007) Status and challenges of filovirus vaccines. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
"We need to identify it because once a filovirus hits humans, it can be deadly.". From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
Outbreaks of filovirus haemorrhagic fevers (FHFs) such as those caused by the Ebola and Marburg viru. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
"The reservoir for filovirus has remained a huge mystery," says Jeremy A. Bruenn, PhD, UB professor of biological sciences and co-author. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"Taken together, these studies provide a major advancement in therapeutic development efforts for treatment of filovirus hemorrhagic fever," Bavari's team wrote. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
"This report of successful early post-exposure treatment of filovirus hemorrhagic fever is significant on its own," said Colonel John P Skvorak, USAMRIID commander. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
Dr. Geisbert believes the study data justify rapid development of VSV-based vaccines for the treatment of filovirus-infected patients either in outbreaks or accidental laboratory exposures. From Wordnik.com. [National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases] Reference
It suggests that these species, which maintain a filovirus infection without negative health consequences, could have selectively maintained these so-called "fossil" genes as a genetic defense. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"This paper identifies the first captured 'fossil' copies of filovirus-like genes in mammalian genomes," says Derek J. Taylor, PhD, associate professor of biological sciences in the UB College of Arts and Sciences and co-author. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
"This report of successful early post-exposure treatment of filovirus hemorrhagic fever is significant on its own," said Colonel John P. Skvorak, USAMRIID commander, "but the drug characteristics of these PMOs also support investigation of potentially broader therapeutic applications.". From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS -- (MARKET WIRE) -- Oct 3, 2008 -- Dutch biopharma company Crucell N.V. (Euronext, Nasdaq: CRXL; Swiss Exchange: CRX) today announced that it received a National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) / National Institutes of Health (NIH) contract aimed at advancing the development of a multivalent filovirus vaccine that includes both Ebola and Marburg viruses. From Wordnik.com. [BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories] Reference
A filovirus, named Ebola-Reston, was isolated in monkeys being held in quarantine in laboratories in Reston (Virginia), Alice (Texas) and Pennsylvania. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
I'm a filovirus, like my cousin Ebola. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
Crumley, Donald K. Nichols, Patrick L. Iversen and Sina Bavari; "Advanced antisense therapies for postexposure protection against lethal filovirus infections," Nature Medicine (22. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
As for snutz and filovirus. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Blog Posts - Gameriot.com] Reference
I'm a filovirus. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
Ebola, a filovirus, causes fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and sometimes bleeding. From Wordnik.com. [COSMOS magazine - The science of everything] Reference
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