Press/Media: Newspaper Article
When people look back on 2014, it may be best remembered as the year of Ebola. Two previous assumptions – that the virus was confined to remote regions of central Africa, and that the notorious virulence of the disease acted as a kind of self-limiting factor, with epidemics always burning themselves out after their initial flare-up – were shattered. Since its discovery in 1976, Ebola has been a curiosity in virology’s chamber of horrors, but in 2014 it well and truly arrived as a serious player in the global disease-threat league table.
| Title | Ebola vaccines were always in the pipeline – now we’re starting to see the results |
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| Degree of recognition | International |
| Media name/outlet | The Conversation |
| Primary Media type | Web |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| Date | 23/12/14 |
| Description | When people look back on 2014, it may be best remembered as the year of Ebola. Two previous assumptions – that the virus was confined to remote regions of central Africa, and that the notorious virulence of the disease acted as a kind of self-limiting factor, with epidemics always burning themselves out after their initial flare-up – were shattered. Since its discovery in 1976, Ebola has been a curiosity in virology’s chamber of horrors, but in 2014 it well and truly arrived as a serious player in the global disease-threat league table. |
| Producer/Author | Derek Gatherer |
| Persons | Derek Gatherer |