Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UEA leads first systematic review of Ebola risks

Looking after people with late-stage Ebola at home puts people at greatest risk of catching it themselves - according to research from the University of East Anglia.

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Last S. Korea MERS patient rediagnosed with virus

A South Korean man believed cured of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has been rediagnosed with the deadly virus, health officials said Tuesday.

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Sierra Leone Ebola head says country has four cases

Sierra Leone has only four recorded cases of Ebola, the West African nation's head of Ebola said Thursday, adding that he is hopeful the countdown to zero can soon begin.

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Japan lab to handle deadliest viruses for first time

A research lab in a Tokyo suburb will start handling some of the world's deadliest viruses for the first time, officials said Tuesday, after local opposition blocked it for decades.

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S. Korea reports 36th MERS death

South Korea Friday reported its 36th death from MERS, although it has had no confirmed new cases of the virus in the past five days.

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Sierra Leone extends Ebola curfews indefinitely

Ebola-hit Sierra Leone said on Wednesday it will extend curfews placed on its worst-affected communities last month until the deadly virus has been eradicated.

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MERS cases keep coming from Samsung hospital

Another doctor at a major hospital that has been the epicentre of MERS outbreak in Seoul has contracted the deadly virus, the government said Saturday.

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