At least 5 dead in Guinea Ebola flare-up: health officials
Ebola has likely killed five people in Guinea after re-emerging in the country's south, health authorities said Tuesday, as Liberia announced it was closing their shared border to guard against the spread of the virus.
Ebola: Liberia records 6th case
A Liberian woman has died of Ebola in a hospital in Monrovia shortly after being admitted, becoming the sixth confirmed case of the virus since it resurfaced last month after a seven-week lull, a senior medical official said on Tuesday.
Inhalable Ebola vaccine discovered
Who says an Ebola vaccine has to be injected? Certainly not.
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston have discovered an inhalable vaccine that can protect rhesus macaque monkeys against severe illness and death when they were exposed to the Ebola virus.
Escape of Ebola patients raises alert in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonine health authorities have launched a nationwide alert to prevent a serious spread of Ebola following the escape of a 32-year-old woman and eight-year-old girl for several hours from a treatment centre on the outskirts of Freetown on Saturday.
Sierra Leone extends Ebola curfews indefinitely
Ebola-hit Sierra Leone said on Wednesday it will extend curfews placed on its worst-affected communities last month until the deadly virus has been eradicated.
Lagos tasks public on measures against relapse of Ebola
Lagos—The Lagos State Government yesterday advised the public to maintain adequate personal and environmental hygiene to prevent relapse of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
Liberia confirms 2 new Ebola cases
Liberia government, yesterday, confirmed two new cases of Ebola after a teenager died of Ebola fever in the country, even as it said more results of blood tests are being awaited.
Sierra Leone will jail Ebola law violators
One of the three districts of Sierra Leone where new cases of Ebola have been recorded will jail those who break a new emergency by-law designed to prevent the spread of the disease, an official said Sunday.
Ebola returns to Sierra Leone’s Freetown
Sierra Leone has announced the return of Ebola to its capital Freetown, dashing hopes that health authorities in the densely-populated city of 1.2 million had beaten the deadly outbreak.
World still unprepared for global pandemic after Ebola, says Medical Charity
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a Medical Charity Organisation has said.
UN system to work with national govts, regional partners to fight Ebola, says Ban
The UN system will work with national governments and regional partners to ensure that all investments in fighting Ebola serve as the basis for carrying out longer-term recovery for strengthening national health systems.
