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.
US Ebola doctor ‘growing stronger each day’
Two weeks after he fell ill with the dangerous Ebola virus in West Africa, a US doctor said Friday his health is better and he maintains his strong faith in God.
Jonathan sets aside N1. 9bn to fight Ebola
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the control and containment of the Ebola virus in Nigeria, as a National Emergency and has directed the Federal Ministry of Health to work in collaboration with the State Ministries of Health, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other relevant agencies to ensure that all possible steps are taken to effectively contain the threat of the Ebola virus in line with international protocols and best practices.
Should the world be scared of Ebola?
After AIDS, SARS, avian flu and the coronavirus, now Ebola is in the headlines and sparking panic. AFP asks health historian Patrick Zylberman if the world should fear a pandemic.
Ebola overreaction will do more harm than good – experts
Anxiety over Ebola is spreading faster and wider than the virus itself could ever do, say experts who cautioned Friday against overreacting to an admittedly scary but containable disease.
NNPC shuts down clinic in Lagos over suspected patient with Ebola virus
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Friday announced the indefinite shutdown of its clinic in the Muri Okunola area of Victoria Island, Lagos, following a suspected case of Ebola virus on admission at the clinic.
Greece testing potential Ebola case: ministry
Greece said on Friday it was running tests on a man suspected of carrying the Ebola virus.
Ebola: WHO declares global emergency
The World Health Organisation on Friday declared the killer Ebola epidemic ravaging parts of west Africa an international health emergency and appealed for global aid to help afflicted countries.
Liberia complains of harassment of citizens in Nigeria over Ebola virus
The Liberian government complained Thursday that its citizens were being harassed and “stereotyped” in Nigeria following the death in a Lagos hospital of one of its citizens infected with Ebola virus.
Ebola’s spread to US is ‘inevitable’ says CDC chief
Ebola’s spread to the United States is “inevitable” due to the nature of global airline travel, but any outbreak is not likely to be large, US health authorities said Thursday.
Bayelsa sets up task force on Ebola
As fear of the Ebola virus disease heightens across the country, Bayelsa State Government has set up a task force to ensure proper management of the virus, if it finds its way to the state. It is headed by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ayibatonye Owei.
