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.
Sierra Leone ends anti-Ebola lockdown after three days
Sierra Leoneans were once again allowed to leave their homes Sunday evening after the government announced the end of a three-day nationwide lockdown aimed at preventing a resurgence of the deadly Ebola virus.
Ebola vaccine trial starts in Guinea – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Guinea had began an efficacy trial of an Ebola vaccine in a Coyah district village, Basse-Guinee region.
Why S Leone announces new 3-day look-down against Ebola
Sierra Leone government on Thursday announced that it would impose a three-day lock-down across Freetown and in the north with a view to stemming Ebola epidemic.
Ten Americans evacuated from SLeone over Ebola fears
A group of 10 American health care workers who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone are being flown home for monitoring, officials said Saturday.
Ebola death toll tops 10,000: WHO
More than 10,000 people have now died from the Ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
