SPECIAL REPORT: BATTLING EBOLA
SPECIAL REPORT: BATTLING EBOLA
With African nations facing the worst Ebola crisis on record, Boston University is drawing on its wealth of expertise to offer assistance. As part of a special report, BU researchers describe how they are preparing to treat Ebola patients, explain their efforts to design effective therapies, and discuss the political and ethical dilemmas presented by the outbreak.
Check back throughout the week for more insight into Battling Ebola.
Heading Into the Outbreak
If all goes as planned, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, director of infection control at BU’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory, will soon head straight into the heart of the Ebola outbreak.
Find out more.
How Ebola Kills
John Connor of the BU School of Medicine uses funding from the National Institutes of Health to devise diagnostics to spot Ebola and treat the disease more effectively. Learn about his work.
Grading the Global Response to the Epidemic
Davidson Hamer of the BU School of Public Health and an infectious disease ethicist weighs in on global efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak so far, and what else should be done. Read more.
Please contact BU Federal Relations if you would like more information on Boston University’s efforts to address the Ebola crisis and other infectious diseases.