Ebola virus

German medics report on drug success for Ebola patient
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German medics report on drug success for Ebola patient

German doctors on Friday gave details of how an experimental drug together with advanced intensive care helped save a Ugandan…
UN: Up to one million facing hunger in Ebola-hit countries
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UN: Up to one million facing hunger in Ebola-hit countries

Border closures, quarantines and crop losses in West African nations battling the Ebola virus could lead to as many as…
Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014
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Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014

Time magazine on Wednesday named the medics who have treated patients struck with the killer Ebola virus as its "Person…
Sources:Two Sierra Leone doctors die of Ebola in one day
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Sources:Two Sierra Leone doctors die of Ebola in one day

Two doctors died of Ebola in Sierra Leone on Friday, a government and a hospital source said, bringing to 10…
Ebola still remains remote threat for Egyptians
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Ebola still remains remote threat for Egyptians

Despite the sweeping outbreak of the Ebola virus in most West African countries and recently the United States, it might…
US health official allowed new Ebola patient on plane with slight fever
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US health official allowed new Ebola patient on plane with slight fever

A second Texas nurse who has contracted Ebola told a US health official she had a slight fever and was…
WHO says West Africa Ebola outbreak still expanding geographically
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WHO says West Africa Ebola outbreak still expanding geographically

The number of Ebola cases in a vast outbreak in West Africa will go over 9,000 this week and the…
CDC head criticized for blaming ‘protocol breach’ as nurse gets Ebola
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CDC head criticized for blaming ‘protocol breach’ as nurse gets Ebola

Some healthcare experts are bristling at the assertion by a top US health official that a “protocol breach” caused a…
High risk Ebola could reach France and UK by end-Oct, scientists calculate
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High risk Ebola could reach France and UK by end-Oct, scientists calculate

Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could…
WHO: Ebola cases to triple to 20,000 by November unless efforts raised
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WHO: Ebola cases to triple to 20,000 by November unless efforts raised

The number of Ebola infections will triple to 20,000 by November, soaring by the thousands every week if efforts are…
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