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.
U.S. healthcare worker tests positive for Ebola
A healthcare worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in the U.S. has tested positive for Ebola after treating a Liberian patient hospitalised there.
Ebola shuts 6m children out of school—World Bank President
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Thursday said that the Ebola crisis in West Africa has already infected more than 8,033 people and claimed more than 3,879 lives, and the epidemic continues to spread rapidly.
FG to commit trust fund on war against Ebola – Okonjo-Iweala
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that Nigeria would commit its Trust Fund with African Development Bank (AfDB) to support efforts to end Ebola in West Africa.
Five US airports to screen for Ebola
Five US airports will begin screening the temperatures of passengers arriving from West Africa as the United States ramps up its response to a deadly Ebola outbreak, officials said Wednesday.
Six hospitalised in Spain as Ebola scare hits Europe
Spain’s government urged calm on Wednesday over the case of a nurse who caught Ebola in a Madrid hospital as the World Health Organization warned other isolated infections in Europe were “unavoidable”.
