Q&A: ‘Still hope’ in Ebola outbreak

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s top Ebola scientist says work is underway to develop a monoclonal antibody against the Bundibugyo species of the virus.

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Q&A: ‘Still hope’ for Ebola treatment – DRC’s Muyembe

[KINSHASA, SciDev.Net] As the number of Bundibugyo Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) pushes…

Cryptococcal meningitis: Africa’s neglected HIV killer

Greater diagnostic testing for cryptococcal meningitis could help avert 135,000 deaths a year in Africa, writes Edith…

Ebola response highlights value of African science

Every part of the global response to the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Surface ozone compounds heatwave deaths in India – study

[NEW DELHI] Toxic ground-level ozone is surging during India’s increasingly fierce heatwaves and adding to the death…

Can AI stop mass fish deaths on Lake Victoria?

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. [DUNGA BEACH, Kenya] For years, fish farmers at Dunga…