A convalescent plasma trial shows early promise, and a report indicates extended virus shedding in urine and stool.
Data from a hospital outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases last spring suggest continuous healthcare-associated transmission for several months, a study today in Emerging Infectious Diseases noted.
Studies note frequent corpse touching at funerals, as well as frequent bat exposure.
Also, phase 2 trials just launched for two prime-boost Ebola vaccine regimens.
The string of cases that recently ended Liberia's respite has grown to 6 with the death of a woman in a Monrovia hospital.
Meanwhile, about 200 health leaders are meeting in Cape Town this week to discuss global health security priorities.
The new Ebola disease cluster in Liberia probably was not sparked by an imported case.
As an Ebola recovery conference opened, Oxfam reported on broken funding promises that followed other crises and disasters.
Liberia now has 5 cases, which are considered separate from activity that ended in May.
Experts favor an interim alert level and say launch of UNMEER didn't work well.
