Ebola Flashcards
1
Q
When and where was the first Ebola outbreak?
A
1967, Marburg Germany
simultaneously outbreak at Hamburg (Germany) and Belgrade (Serbia)
2
Q
Vaccine
A
Undergoing trials:
- rVSV-ZEBOV - was going to stage 3 but decline outbreak–> 97.5% effective to stop Ebola transmission
Currently used in DR Congo
-cAd3-EBO- chimpanzee adenovirus (cAd3) vector (Phase 1&2)
-Ad26.ZEBOV and MVA-BN Filo (Phase 1 trial)
3
Q
What’s Biological Warfare
A
Use of any pathogen, bacteria or virus as a weapon of war
1972 - Biological Weapons Convention outlawed creation and storage but not usage
