Ebola: missed opportunities for Europe–Africa research
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Ebola: missed opportunities for Europe-Africa research.
The current unprecedented Ebola virus disease outbreak in parts of west Africa, which has caused more than 11 200 deaths, has emphasised how the medical and scientific communities lack specific pathways for tackling relevant logistical, design, and ethical issues for assessment of novel diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines through implementation of appropriate clinical trials. The phenomenal o...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Infectious Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1473-3099
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00236-4