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.
Nigeria announces containment of Ebola, 2 more discharged, last patient stable
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the containment of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The Honourable Minister for Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu made the statement during a media briefing on Tuesday.
Ebola: Group calls for fumigation of public places
A civil society organization, Civil Society Awareness Response on Epidemic Diseases CARED has called for the fumigation of all public places in the country to prevent the spread of Ebola virus to parts of Nigeria.
Ebola: Youths protest against location of quarantine centre
Hundreds of youths in Emohua local government yesterday protested the location of Ebola quarantine centre in the community.
Oshiomhole sensitises market women on Ebola, PVC
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Monrday, held a sensitisation meeting with market women in the state on precautionary measures to take to stop the spread of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease in the state.
Lagos Airport gets additional Ebola screening equipment from US government
The Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, weekend got additional Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) screen equipment from the United States Government to boost screening capacity at the airport. The equipment is worth 5,000 US Dollars.
Briton with Ebola arrives in London from Sierra Leone
A British nurse who contracted the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone arrived in London by military plane on Sunday, BBC news reported.
‘To boost immunity to fight Ebola take yellow fruits, red fruits, vegetables’
The Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN), Lagos State Chapter, has urged Nigerians to always include fruits and vegetables in their diets to boost their immune system to fight Ebola Virus.
Ebola: Patrick Sawyer was evil, a terrorist – Nigerians
Nigeria was a merry-go country and free of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) until late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, ignominiously appeared on the scene on July 20 fully aware that he had the disease having had contacts with his sister, who died of EVB on July 8.
Last Ebola-free region of Liberia falls to virus
Every region of Liberia has now been hit by Ebola, officials said Friday, as the World Health Organization warned the fight against the worst-ever outbreak of the killer disease would take months.
Two patients, spouses of primary contacts contract Ebola
Nigeria said on Friday that two more people had tested positive for Ebola, taking the total number of confirmed cases of the deadly virus in the country to 14, including five deaths.
