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'(Reuters) - The U.S. government will not renew funding for a major research project into Lassa fever, a decision that will, in turn, cut resources for a facility in Sierra Leone that is at the forefront of the current battle against the Ebola virus.
The National Institutes of Health rejected a proposal from New Orleans-based Tulane University to renew the five-year contract which expires in November, according to a July 30 letter from NIH reviewed by Reuters. The expiring contract is worth $15 million.
NIH declined to comment on the decision, citing "federal government procurement integrity rules."
The facility, at Kenema Government Hospital, was set up a decade ago to test and treat Lassa fever. Now it is being used to treat patients stricken with Ebola. Both are hemorrhagic fevers caused by distinct families of viruses. Ebola is the most lethal, leading to death in up to 90 percent of cases.'
Exclusive: U.S. cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone | Reuters
Ummm...okaaaaay.
Multi-trillion dollar budget and you won't spend $15 million (with an 'm') to help stop an extremely deadly illness?
Strange.
The National Institutes of Health rejected a proposal from New Orleans-based Tulane University to renew the five-year contract which expires in November, according to a July 30 letter from NIH reviewed by Reuters. The expiring contract is worth $15 million.
NIH declined to comment on the decision, citing "federal government procurement integrity rules."
The facility, at Kenema Government Hospital, was set up a decade ago to test and treat Lassa fever. Now it is being used to treat patients stricken with Ebola. Both are hemorrhagic fevers caused by distinct families of viruses. Ebola is the most lethal, leading to death in up to 90 percent of cases.'
Exclusive: U.S. cuts resources for project involved in Ebola battle in Sierra Leone | Reuters
Ummm...okaaaaay.
Multi-trillion dollar budget and you won't spend $15 million (with an 'm') to help stop an extremely deadly illness?
Strange.