ebola outbreak

Barack Obama to send 3,000 troops to Liberia to tackle Ebola epidemic

President Barack Obama will announce today his plans to send 3,000 troops to Liberia to help fight the Ebola virus,…

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WHO: Ebola outbreak kills 2,288 people in West Africa

According to the World Health Organization, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed 2,288 people, with half of them…

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Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone announces four-day lockdown

Sierra Leone has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the Ebola disease. According to a senior official, from…

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Ebola outbreak: More than 1,900 people died in West Africa

More than 1,900 people have now died in West Africa's Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. WHO head…

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Ebola vaccine: First human trials begin in Maryland

The first human trials for an Ebola vaccine have begun in Maryland. Researchers are studying how human immune systems respond…

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Ebola outbreak could infect 20,000 people in West Africa

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect more than 20,000 people…

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How to avoid Ebola virus

Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. Ebola first…

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Ebola outbreak: Liberian doctor Abraham Borbor dies despite taking ZMapp

Liberian doctor Abraham Borbor has died despite taking experimental anti-Ebola drug ZMapp, Liberia's information minister says. Abraham Borbor was one…

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Ebola outbreak: Democratic Republic of Congo confirms two deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed two Ebola deaths in the country's north-west. They are the first reported Ebola cases…

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Sierra Leone: Hiding Ebola patients is illegal

Sierra Leone’s parliament voted to pass a new amendment to its health act, imposing possible jail time for anyone caught…

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Ebola outbreak: Dr. Kent Brantly released from hospital

Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the US aid workers who recovered from an Ebola infection, is "thrilled to be alive"…

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Ebola outbreak: Liberia imposes night-time curfew and orders quarantine

Liberia has imposed a night-time curfew in a bid to halt the deadly Ebola outbreak. In addition, it has quarantined…

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Ebola outbreak: Liberia runaway patients found

Liberia's information ministry has announced that 17 suspected Ebola patients who went missing after a Monrovia quarantine centre was attacked…

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Ebola outbreak: Liberia admits West Point patients lost

Liberia has admitted that 17 suspected Ebola patients are "missing" after a quarantine unit in capital Monrovia was looted. The…

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Ebola outbreak: Liberia quarantine centre attacked by protesters

A Liberian quarantine centre for suspected Ebola patients in capital Monrovia has been attacked and looted by protesters, police say.…

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Ebola outbreak: Kenya closes borders to travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea

Kenya is closing its borders to travelers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.…

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WHO: Scale of Ebola outbreak vastly underestimated

According to the World Health Organization, the scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be "vastly underestimated", as the death…

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Ebola outbreak: Second Sierra Leone doctor dies from hemorrhagic fever

A second senior doctor in Sierra Leone, Modupeh Cole, was confirmed dead from Ebola on Wednesday as West Africa anxiously…

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Ebola vaccine: Canada to donate up to 1,000 doses to WHO

Canada will donate up to 1,000 doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine to help battle the disease's outbreak in West…

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ZMapp: Liberia to receive untested drug to treat Ebola patients

Liberia will receive ZMapp, an untested experimental Ebola drug, to treat infected patients, the government announces. The move came after…

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Ebola vaccine may be available by 2015

Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month and…

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Ebola outbreak: Guinea closes borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia

Guinea has decided to close its borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone to contain the spread of Ebola, which has…

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Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares state of emergency

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11 million to…

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Ebola outbreak: WHO declares international health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak an international health emergency. WHO officials said a coordinated international response…

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Ebola outbreak: New York isolation patient tests negative

A New York man who was admitted to hospital with a high fever and stomach problems after travelling through West…

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