Ebola vaccine shows promise for saving apes
![Captive chimpanzees given a vaccine that contains a viruslike particle rather than the live virus still developed antibodies against Ebola. This type of vaccination could be one way to save wild, endangered apes, the researchers suggest.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/chimp_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
Captive chimpanzees given a vaccine that contains a viruslike particle rather than the live virus still developed antibodies against Ebola. This type of vaccination could be one way to save wild, endangered apes, the researchers suggest.
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