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.
Guinean cleric charged with assault on Ebola worker
A Muslim cleric who conducted the funeral rites of a suspected Ebola victim was charged Monday with assaulting an outreach worker who came to question him over the ceremony, a judicial source said.
Obama to meet Liberian president on Ebola recovery
The White House said Friday that Johnson Sirleaf — a rare female African leader who came to power in 2006 amid a wave of optimism — will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House to discuss Ebola response and the grueling task of economic recovery.
Keeping Ebola Away
It’s been barely six months since Nigeria was declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) and we all heaved a sigh of relief. But while we rest easy, it’s all too easy to rest on our oars and forget that the once dreaded disease, while being eliminated in Nigeria, is still very much around in other West African countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone; and in other parts of the world.
WHO gives green light to 15-minute Ebola test
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday it had approved a 15-minute test for Ebola that should prove a fast and rugged tool in countries hit by the disease.
SLeone in door-to-door hunt for infected Ebola patients
Sierra Leone launched a door-to-door search Wednesday for “hidden” Ebola patients as the head of the United Nations announced the world was at “a critical turning point” in the crisis.
