Research capacity building; key to Ebola prevention

 The worst outbreak of Ebola virus disease ever is causing havoc in West Africa, with death toll exceeding a thousand people. Accounting for the potential further spreading of the disease and its high mortality rate (55-60% in this outbreak), WHO declared the outbreak a ?public health emergency of international concern?.

– Certainly not a top global health priority before, Ebola has been largely ignored, with no investment in research ...