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.
First Ebola case confirmed in New York
Government officials in New York has confirmed the first case of Ebola in New York.
FG to deploy 506 volunteers to Ebola-infested countries
Federal Government has given approval for the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to support Ebola infested countries including Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone to build local capacity of health workers to enhance their response in the fight against the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD).
AU to send over 1,000 health workers to Ebola-hit west Africa
African nations will send more than 1,000 health workers to Ebola-ravaged Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in the continent’s west, the head of the African Union Commission said Thursday.
EU puts up 24 mn euros to find Ebola vaccine
The European Union put up 24.4 million euros Thursday in a “race against time” to find Ebola vaccines and treatments as deaths from the disease mount in the worst affected countries.
Ebola death toll edging to 4,900 mark – WHO
The death toll in the world’s worst-ever Ebola outbreak has edged closer to 4,900, while almost 10,000 people have now been infected, new figures from the World Health Organization showed Wednesday.
