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Ebola Deaths In DRC Spike 21% In Four Days, Bordering Countries On High Alert
Ebola Deaths In DRC Spike 21% In Four Days, Bordering Countries On High Alert The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DNC) has claimed 67 lives, up from 55, according to Robert Redfield, director of the CDC. On Friday the WHO said that the virus has spread to an area of “high […]
“This Is A Very Dangerous Outbreak” WHO Chief ‘Worried’ Over Ebola In DRC
“This Is A Very Dangerous Outbreak” WHO Chief ‘Worried’ Over Ebola In DRC The director of the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging a ceasefire between armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as raging conflicts in the region have hampered efforts to stop a new Ebola outbreak which is transmitting freely, reports the Daily […]
UN says Ebola outbreak ‘not yet finished’
UN says Ebola outbreak ‘not yet finished’ About 30 people are still getting infected with Ebola virus each week in West Africa, says UN’s envoy David Nabarro. The worst recorded outbreak of Ebola has already killed more than 11,200 people across West Africa [AP] Africa’s Ebola outbreak has not run its course and about 30 […]
Ebola: Is it Already Here ?
Ebola: Is it Already Here ? Ebola is rarely in the news these days. What we should be asking is why it isn’t in the news. It hasn’t gone away, in fact, cases are actually on the increase. The World Health Organisation states: The steep decline in case incidence nationally in Sierra Leone from December until the […]
Ebola-Like Symptoms At London, Ontario Hospital Prompt Lockdown
Ebola-Like Symptoms At London, Ontario Hospital Prompt Lockdown The London Health Science Centre said late Tuesday night that two patients had been admitted to the city’s Victoria Hospital with Ebola-like symptoms. “As a designated treatment hospital, at approximately 9:45 p.m. this evening, two patients currently under investigation for Ebola Virus Disease were referred to LHSC,” […]
Ebola outbreak: Virus mutating, scientists warn
Ebola outbreak: Virus mutating, scientists warn Scientists tracking the Ebola outbreak in Guinea say the virus has mutated. Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in France, which first identified the outbreak last March, are investigating whether it could have become more contagious. More than 22,000 people have been infected with Ebola and 8,795 have died in […]
Davos: Western world ‘vulnerable’ to epidemics, warns Ebola expert
Davos: Western world ‘vulnerable’ to epidemics, warns Ebola expert The Western world is “vulnerable” to epidemics such as Ebola, and must invest more in researching vaccines, a leading scientist has warned. Prof Peter Piot told the BBC that developed nations would be in “deep trouble” if they failed to adequately prepare for another outbreak. Speaking […]
RT trails Ebola’s path of devastation in Liberia
RT trails Ebola’s path of devastation in Liberia Behind the stark headlines of the Ebola outbreak, which has killed thousands of people in Western Africa, are endless tales of hope and courage as average people do what they can to help others. On March 31, 2014, the West African country of Liberia confirmed its first […]
Ebola outbreak: Quarantine ‘just like a jail’ in Sierra Leone
Ebola outbreak: Quarantine ‘just like a jail’ in Sierra Leone For 18 days, Alieru Deen Bangura’s family has been quarantined in a slum in Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown. As part of the West African city’s efforts to stem the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the family lives under the watchful eye of armed guards 24 hours a […]
Ebola crisis: Experts warn against complacency in fight to contain worst outbreak in history – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Ebola crisis: Experts warn against complacency in fight to contain worst outbreak in history – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). It has been one of the biggest stories of 2014 and it does not look like it is going anywhere. The Ebola crisis in West Africa has killed thousands of people and it will continue […]
UN predicts end of Ebola outbreak in 2015
UN predicts end of Ebola outbreak in 2015 The outgoing chief of the United Nations’ anti-Ebola mission has voiced hope that global efforts would put an end to the outbreak of the deadly virus in West Africa by the end of 2015, but said that months of tough work remain. Anthony Banbury told reporters on Friday […]
UK passengers on Ebola flights traced.
UK passengers on Ebola flights traced. All the UK-based passengers and crew on two flights taken by a British nurse who contracted Ebola have now received health advice, officials say. Pauline Cafferkey was diagnosed with Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone and is receiving specialist treatment at London’s Royal Free Hospital. She flew from Casablanca […]
Weaponized Ebola? ISIS Militants Said To Contract Deadly Virus | Zero Hedge
Weaponized Ebola? ISIS Militants Said To Contract Deadly Virus | Zero Hedge. Forget targeted US airstrikes, ISIS faces a new existential threat. Citing an unnamed source in a Mosul hospital, Iraq’s official pro-government newspaper, al Sabaah, said Ebola arrived in Mosul from “terrorists” who came “from several countries” and Africa. Mashable further confirms, three outlets reported that Ebola showed up at […]
BBC News – First Ebola boy likely infected by playing with bats
BBC News – First Ebola boy likely infected by playing with bats. The Ebola victim who is believed to have triggered the current outbreak – a two-year-old boy called Emile Ouamouno from Guinea – may have been infected by playing in a hollow tree housing a colony of bats, say scientists. They made the connection […]
Scottish Government Confirms Ebola Diagnosed In Glasgow Patient | Zero Hedge
Scottish Government Confirms Ebola Diagnosed In Glasgow Patient | Zero Hedge. We wonder if England will be reconsidering the secession vote? *SCOTTISH GOVT: CONFIRMED EBOLA CASE DIAGNOSED IN GLASGOW *SCOTLAND: PATIENT IS A HEALTH CARE WORKER, RETURNED FROM SIERRA LEONE DEC. 28 After Japan’s stock market slid overnight following reports of Ebola in Tokyo, one wonders […]
