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UCLA researchers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sampled the blood of Ebola survivors who had been infected 40 years ago and found they still had immunity against the disease. (Courtesy of UCLA-DRC Health Research and Training Program)

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UCLA research team finds that Ebola survivors retain immunity

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UCLA researchers have discovered that Ebola survivors retain immunity to the virus even 40 years after contracting the disease. In a study published in December, UCLA researchers led by Anne Rimoin, associate professor of epidemiology, demonstrated that survivors of the 1976 Ebola outbreak in Central Africa still have antibodies against the Ebola virus.

https://dailybruin.com/2018/01/11/ucla-research-team-finds-that-ebola-survivors-retain-immunity/

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IN THE NEWS:

UCLA research team finds that Ebola survivors retain immunity

By Joseph Ong

Jan. 11, 2018 11:45 p.m.