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Ebola kills girl in Uganda with more cases expected

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The rare and deadly Ebola virus has killed a 12-year-old Ugandan girl, and health officials said on Saturday they expected more cases.The girl from Luwero district, 75 km (45 miles) north of the capital Kampala, died on May 6, ...

Drugs protect monkeys from Ebola, U.S. study finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. government researchers working to find ways to treat the highly deadly Ebola virus said on Sunday a new approach from AVI BioPharma Inc saved monkeys after they were infected.Two experimental treatments protected more than 60 percent of monkeys ...