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 to be declared Ebola-free
Nigeria is expected to be declared Ebola-free on Monday, just three months after fears that the virus could spread like wildfire through Africa’s most populous nation.
‘Every nation’ must help in fight against Ebola – Liberia
Liberia’s president has made an impassioned plea for all nations to commit to the fight against Ebola ahead of a meeting by EU foreign ministers Monday, under pressure to scale up their response to the escalating epidemic.
UN pleads for more money to combat Ebola as fears mount
The World Bank warned Friday the fight to stop Ebola was being lost, as the UN pleaded for more money to combat the escalating epidemic and global travel fears mounted.
ZMapp cocktail of monoclonal antibodies
A soldier with a fever and a bad cough walked into a Canadian hospital and was swiftly quarantined, while his blood was tested for Ebola here at one of the world’s few “level four” labs.
Ebola politics
Political Notes By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor Ebola politics Given Nigeria’s continuing failure to tackle some of the most formidable challenges to its success as a nation, the unqualified success in containing the Ebola epidemic has riveted Nigerians as to the possibility of a Nigeria renaissance. However, as Nigeria snakes towards the peak of the four […]
GSK ‘s Ebola vaccine not before late 2016
An Ebola vaccine by British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline may not be ready for commercial use until late 2016 and should therefore not be seen as the “primary answer” to the current outbreak, a company researcher said.
WHO declares Senegal Ebola-free
Senegal is officially free of Ebola, with the benchmark of 42 days without the disease having passed without any new cases, the World Health Organization said Friday
Amosun calls for review of burial process to curb Ebola virus
Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has advocated a review of the cultural and religious burial process among the people in the state to curb the spread of Ebola Virus Disease.
U.S. expands Ebola screenings at airports, as congress members advocate travel ban
An official of the White House said on Friday in Washington that five international airports in the U.S. had initiated Ebola screening on passengers arriving from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
WHO ramping up Ebola protection efforts across Africa
The World Health Organization said Thursday it was increasing efforts to help several African countries fight Ebola if the deadly virus arrives on their soil.
China sends Ebola drug to Africa, eyes clinical trials
A Chinese drug maker with military ties has sent an experimental Ebola drug to Africa for use by Chinese aid workers.
US donates $5mn to help pay Liberian Ebola medics
The United States has pledged $5 million (four million euros) to Liberia to help compensate health workers on the frontline of the Ebola epidemic, the Liberian president’s office said Wednesday.
Liberian Ebola medics go back to work after strike
Liberian doctors and nurses at the frontline of the Ebola epidemic returned to work Wednesday after a two-day strike demanding hazard pay in the country hardest hit by the crisis.
Nuclear help for faster Ebola diagnosis
The UN nuclear agency said Tuesday that it will provide specialised equipment to West African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak to help faster diagnosis.
Doctors hopeful as Spain Ebola nurse survives two weeks
Doctors treating a Spanish nurse infected with the deadly Ebola virus were cautiously optimistic on Tuesday after she survived the potentially critical two-week period after being infected.
