[Ebola vaccine, therapeutics, and diagnostics]

Uirusu. 2016;66(1):63-72. doi: 10.2222/jsv.66.63.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Ebolaviruses, members of the family Filoviridae, cause severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and nonhuman primates, with human case fatality rates of up to 90%. No effective prophylaxis or treatment for Ebola virus disease (EVD) is yet commercially available. During the latest outbreak of EVD in West Africa, several unapproved drugs were used for the treatment of patients. This outbreak has indeed accelerated efforts to develop antiviral strategies and some of the vaccine and drug candidates have undergone clinical trials. This article reviews previous researches and recent advances on the development of vaccine, therapeutics, and diagnostics for EVD.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Africa, Western / epidemiology
  • Animals
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control
  • Ebola Vaccines*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / diagnosis
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / prevention & control*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Research

Substances

  • Ebola Vaccines