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[vahy-ruhs] / ˈvaɪ rəs /


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Geisbet is a leading expert on Ebola, and one of two researchers who invented the first known vaccine for the virus, known as Ervebo.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The virus has been "rampant and silently disseminating for a few weeks already", she said.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Bundibugyo virus was confirmed when samples were sent thousands of miles across the country to a government research lab.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The Oxford research team had already been working on similar vaccines for the Sudan species of Ebolavirus and Marburg virus.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Because the virus I’m talking about is a form of smallpox.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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