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Ebola

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the center of Messier 87 (M87) and its shadow. The shadow of the black hole seen here is the closest we can come to an image of the black hole itself, a completely dark object from which light cannot escape

Research that Rocks

12 Breakthroughs That Wowed Us in 2019

December 19, 2019

a health worker administers medication to a person in the Congo

Ebola

“It Was Like a Miracle,” BU NEIDL Researcher Says of Powerful New Ebola Treatments

August 15, 2019

An Ebola victim is put to rest at the Muslim cemetery in Beni, Congo DRC

Ebola

Talking about the Ebola Outbreak with BU Experts on the Disease

July 18, 2019

microscopic image of ebola virus

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.

Ebola

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

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

Ebola

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

May 31, 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

Ebola virus under a microscope

Ebola

Blood Test May Predict Who Lives or Dies with Ebola

January 23, 2017

ebola virus

Ebola

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

Ebola

Going Public with Ebola

November 20, 2014

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

Ebola

Can Maine Enforce Quarantine for Ebola Nurse?

October 30, 2014

Infectious Diseases

Ebola Virus Airborne Transmission Highly Unlikely

October 9, 2014

Infectious Diseases

How the BU Biolab Could Combat Ebola

October 9, 2014

Boston University BU, John Connor, Selim Unlu, Neuroscience, photonics, infectious disease, Ebola, point of care diagnostics, nanotechnology

Infectious Diseases

Containing Ebola with Nanotechnology

September 30, 2014

Infectious Diseases

Battling Ebola

August 20, 2014

Battling Ebola