Study Finds First Ebola Victim Played With Infected Bats
EMBO Molecular Medicine released a study that claims insectivorous free-tailed bats sparked the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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UK Ebola Nurse Tested Seven Times at Heathrow But Still Cleared to Fly
Serious questions have been raised after the healthcare worker who became Britain’s first diagnosed case of Ebola was allowed to fly on from Heathrow despite expressing concerns about having contracted the virus, and being tested repeatedly. The nurse who has now
First Case of Ebola in UK: Scotland Confirms Nurse Positive for Virus
The United Kingdom confirmed its first positive Ebola case in Scotland.
Liberia ‘Abolishes’ Cremation as Ebola Resurges on Border
While it has mostly disappeared from mainstream media headlines in the United States, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa appears to be no nearer to an end. Liberia, a nation that had proclaimed near-victory against the virus, reported a resurgence of cases near its border with Sierra Leone, but pushed on with a ban on cremation triggered by public demand.
Ebola in the UK Update: Patient Transferred to London, Two More Cases Being Tested
The British nurse diagnosed with Ebola after she flew back into the country on Sunday evening has been airlifted by military aircraft from Glasgow to London to receive treatment at the Royal Free Hospital, as other suspected cases are assessed
‘This is the Worst Christmas I’ve Ever Seen’: Liberia Continues to Fight Ebola
Monrovia (AFP) – The Ebola epidemic has cast a dark shadow over Christmas this year in Liberia, where small businesses are especially feeling the pinch.
WHO: Ebola Death Toll Reaches 7,500 While Almost 20,000 Infected
Since it was first identified as a threat in March of this year, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has taken at least 7,500, according to the latest tally by the World Health Organization.
US Gets Wake-Up Call: Ebola Still a Threat
On the day before Christmas, the United States got a reminder of a danger many had probably started to forget: the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced a lab technician in Atlanta was being monitored for possible exposure to Ebola.
Experimental Ebola Vaccine Trialled in West Africa Declared Safe
A new vaccine that combats two strains of Ebola as well as the lethal Marburg virus has been tested on Africans in the west of the Continent, after initial trials in the United States and has been ruled safe. The
UN Chief to Visit Ebola Nations Nine Months Later, as Top Sierra Leone Doctor Dies
Nearly nine months, 6,915 deaths, and 18,603 cases later, the United Nations is ready to take some action on the Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced a tour of the stricken West African countries—Sierra Leone, Liberia, and
