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.
Ebola: Red Cross trains personnel, journalists on Ebola prevention
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, West Coast zone, is training its communication officers and selected journalists on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) prevention in the region.
FG working to curtail spread of Ebola disease —Minister
Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, has hailed effort of the Rivers State government in the fight against Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in the state.
Academy of Science partners FG in tackling Ebola.
The Nigerian Academy of Science says that it is collaborating with the Federal Government in the fight against Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country.
Ebola vaccine okayed in monkey trials: study
A novel vaccine temporarily shielded lab monkeys from Ebola, and a booster jab provided lasting protection, according to a study Sunday that endorsed approval for tests on humans.
Ebola: 25-year-old patient tests negative in Sokoto – Official
A 25-year-old patient brought to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, with suspected Ebola virus symptoms is reported to had tested negative to the disease.
Ebola virus can be managed. It is not a death sentence
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Friday explained that doctors were assisting Ebola virus patients by replacing their lost fluid to get well quick.
WHO eyes Ebola vaccine by Nov as death toll passes 2,000
The death toll from the Ebola epidemic has climbed above 2,000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday, as it voiced hopes a vaccine could be available in November.
Ebola: Oyo to establish isolation centres in 33 LGAs
An epidemiologist in Oyo State Ministry of Health, Dr Abbas Gbolahan, on Friday said that the 33 local governments have been directed to establish Ebola isolation centres to curtail its spread.
Recognising Ebola virus disease in young children
EBOLA Viral Disease, EVD, is now universally known to be a deadly disease that affects young and old, men and women, rich and poor, military and civilian without any discrimination whatsoever.
World experts race to deploy experimental Ebola drugs
World health experts met in Geneva on Thursday for urgent talks on fast-tracking experimental drugs as doctors in the worst-hit countries pleaded to be given the serums.
