Researchers unlock the biomechanics of how the Ebola virus attaches to its host cell

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 12:50 in Health & Medicine

It was recently reported that the number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 1,000, making it the second-worst outbreak in history after the 2014 outbreak in West Africa in which 29,000 people were infected and more than 11,000 died. This latest milestone is a stark reminder of the urgent need to develop effective prevention and treatment agents for this frequently deadly disease.

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