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Ebola

Spotting Ebola in the Crowd

January 28, 2019

Robert Davey, infectious diseases researcher at the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL), poses for a portrait in front of hazmat suits like the ones he wears while conducting Biosafety Level 4 research in the NEIDL laboratory.

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Old Drug, New Tricks

November 19, 2018

Whitney Manhart (MED'20) (left) a PhD student in Elke Muhlberger’s NEIDL lab, and lab manager Jennifer Pacheco are coauthors of a Cell Reports study about a tool that will help determine whether a new zoonotic virus, LLOV, can cause disease in humans. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi

Infectious Diseases

NEIDL Researchers Create Tool to Study New Virus

September 5, 2018

Infectious disease researchers Elke Mühlberger (left) and Adam Hume conduct BSL-4 research at Boston University's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL).

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Ebola Research Begins at NEIDL

August 2, 2018

Clinicians work at an Ebola Virus vaccination clinic in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, during an outbreak in May of 2018

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BU Experts on New Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 31, 2018

Health & Medicine

AIDS Researcher and Champion Anthony Fauci a 2018 Honorary Degree Recipient

May 15, 2018

Ebola virus. Symptoms like fever and fatigue appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to the virus; the average is 8 to 10 days. The 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic killed 11,000 people.

Infectious Diseases

Diagnosing Ebola before Symptoms Arrive

March 29, 2018

Biosafety Level 4 (BSL-4) researchers at Boston University's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) Judith Olejnik, Elke Mühlberger, and Adam Hume

Science & Technology

NEIDL BSL-4 Lab Gets Green Light

December 6, 2017

Brian Woerner is equally at home offering a tasting at Follow The Honey in Cambridge or working with locals in Tanzania to help produce a sustainable supply of organic honey.

Arts & Culture

A Global Taste of Honey for Questrom Grad Student

May 1, 2017

Maine attorney David Soley

Law

Recalling the Public Panic in Famous Ebola Court Case

March 21, 2017

Boston University’s NEIDL still needs permission from the Boston Public Health Commission before conducting Biosafety Level 4 research.

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Boston Public Health Commission to Consider NEIDL Research Request Tonight

March 6, 2017

Ebola virus under a microscope

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Blood Test May Predict Who Lives or Dies with Ebola

January 23, 2017

ebola virus

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A New Lead on Treatment for Ebola

September 30, 2016

Author and Science Writer David Quammen

Communications

David Quammen to Speak at NEIDL Symposium Sunday

September 16, 2016

The researchers suggest that clinicians should use these data to develop a differential diagnosis and care plan for febrile travelers arriving from the region.

Ebola

Identifying Sick Travelers from West Africa

June 2, 2015

Global Health

Diagnosing Disease before Symptoms Strike

December 10, 2014

Keith Pardee, Alex Green, James Collins, Paper-based Synthetic Gene Networks, paper gene circuits

Biology

Building a Paper Gene Circuit

December 1, 2014

Public Forum on Ebola, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, NEIDL, Boston University

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Going Public with Ebola

November 20, 2014

Boston University BU, Wendy Mariner, School of Law LAW, forced quarantine legality

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Can Maine Enforce Quarantine for Ebola Nurse?

October 30, 2014

Infectious Diseases

Ebola Virus Airborne Transmission Highly Unlikely

October 9, 2014

Ebola Virus Airborne Transmission Highly Unlikely