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Army scientists have developed a vaccine against hanta virus infection, and initial tests indicate that it is safe and stimulates the immune system to defend against the virus, the researchers said on May 22, 1995 at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Washington DC

THE agency in the front line of the world's response to the deadly Ebola virus epidemic in Zaire is finding itself hard pressed to cope with the crisis. Budget constraints have left the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's highest security laboratory critically understaffed, and there are fears that overwork could lead to a fatal accident, agency officials and independent experts said. They have led the inquiries into Legionnaires' disease, HIV, the hanta virus and many other threats to public health. Despite being understaffed, the laboratory was able to identify the cause of the Zaire outbreak as Ebola in just two days

As the number of cases and deaths from Ebola viral infection in Zaire continued to increase, the World Health Organization said on May 21, 1995 that scientists investigating the epidemic had traced cases to the end of 1994, three months earlier than previously believed. Even sketchy information about the earliest cases was 'good news' because it could bring scientists a step closer to trying to find where the Ebola virus hides in nature between outbreaks

As the number of cases and deaths from Ebola viral infection in Zaire continued to increase, the World Health Organization said Sunday scientists investigating the epidemic have traced cases to the end of 1994, three months earlier than previously believed

Budget constraints have left its highest-security laboratory critically understaffed, and there is grave concern that overwork could lead to a fatal accident, officials of the agency here and independent experts said in interviews. They have led the inquiries into Legionnaires' disease, AIDS, the hantavirus outbreak and many other threats to public health. And, despite being understaffed, the laboratory was able to identify the cause of the Zaire outbreak as Ebola in just two days. But officials at the centers say that a steady cutback in financing has left the laboratory with barely sufficient resources to do its job safely. While understaffing of the maximum-security laboratory is the most acute problem, the general deterioration is also a safety hazard, agency officials say

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on the front line of the world's response to the deadly Ebola virus epidemic in Zaire, is hard pressed to cope with the crisis. Budget constraints have left its highest-security laboratory -- one of five such facilities in the world -- critically understaffed, and there is grave concern that overwork could lead to a fatal accident, said agency officials and independent experts. Agency scientists have led the inquiries into Legionnaires' disease, AIDS, the hanta virus outbreak and many other threats to public health. The laboratory identified the cause of the Zaire outbreak as Ebola in two days

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is in the front line of the world's response to the deadly Ebola virus epidemic in Zaire, is finding itself hard pressed to cope with the crisis. Budget constraints have left its highest security laboratory critically understaffed, and there is grave concern that overwork could lead to a fatal accident, officials of the agency here and independent experts said in interviews. They have led the inquiries into Legionnaires' disease, AIDS, the hanta virus outbreak and many other threats to public health. And, despite being understaffed, the laboratory was able to identify the cause of the Zaire outbreak as Ebola in just two days

Since its founding in 1946, the CDC has been successful in virtually all its efforts to contain epidemics. But in many ways, the agency has been a victim of its own success. As soon as the anxiety about diseases yields to sighs of relief, money is cut off, limiting the agency's ability to do research in preventing the very diseases the centers are supposed to guard against

The CDC's work at the front line against the deadly Ebola virus is discussed. The agency finds itself hard pressed to cope with the crisis amid budget constraints that have left its highest security laboratory critically understaffed and amid grave concern that overwork could lead to a fatal accident

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is on the front line of the world's response to the deadly Ebola virus epidemic in Zaire, is finding itself hard pressed to cope with the crisis. Budget constraints have left its highest security laboratory critically understaffed, and there is grave concern that overwork could lead to a fatal accident, officials of the agency here and independent experts said in interviews. They have led the inquiries into Legionnaires' disease, AIDS, the hanta virus outbreak and many other threats to public health. And, despite being understaffed, the laboratory was able to identify the cause of the Zaire outbreak as Ebola in just two days