Big Ebola outbreak puts spotlight on little-known virus

UTMB virologist Thomas Geisbert, PhD, is featured in this article about scientists studying Bundibugyo virus to better understand how it spreads and causes disease. Early evidence suggests it may be less deadly than other Ebola viruses but differs enough to require its own diagnostics, treatments, and research.

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The first academic health center in Texas opened its doors in 1891 and today has four campuses, five health sciences schools, seven institutes for advanced study, a research enterprise that includes one of only two national laboratories dedicated to the safe study of infectious threats to human health, a Level 1 Trauma Center and a health system offering a full range of primary and specialized medical services throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region. UTMB is an institution in The University of Texas System and a member of the Texas Medical Center.

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