Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola death toll rises to 7,890: WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,890 out of 20,171 cases recorded, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Jan 1, 2015
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Ebola-hit UK nurse treated with survivor's plasma, trial drug
A British nurse who contracted Ebola in west Africa is being treated with the blood plasma of someone who survived the virus and an experimental anti-viral drug, the doctor supervising her care said Wednesday.
Dec 31, 2014
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Two patients test negative for Ebola in Britain
Two patients who recently returned from west Africa tested negative for Ebola in Britain on Wednesday as calls mounted for a review of airport screening procedures following a confirmed case this week.
Dec 31, 2014
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Liberia eases up on cremation order for Ebola victims
Liberia's government announced Tuesday that it will allow families to bury Ebola victims in a special plot of land instead of requiring that the bodies be cremated so as not to spread the virus blamed for killing nearly 8,000 ...
Dec 30, 2014
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Ebola nurse treated in London as Sierra Leone rate rises
A British nurse who contracted Ebola in west Africa was being treated in a specialist London hospital on Tuesday as infection rates grew again in eastern parts of Sierra Leone where the outbreak had subsided.
Dec 30, 2014
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Ebola, Obamacare top U.S. health news for 2014
(HealthDay)—It started as a deadly but little-known outbreak in West Africa, but the lethal and unchecked spread of the Ebola virus dominated U.S. headlines for much of 2014, making it one of the year's top health news ...
Dec 30, 2014
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Liberia reports dozens of new Ebola cases on border
Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health officials warned Monday, marking a setback amid recent improvements.
Dec 29, 2014
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Ebola chief says CDC lab incident poses no risk to public
The U.S. Ebola response coordinator is calling the mishandling of materials that led to a lab technician's possible exposure to the virus "unacceptable."
Dec 28, 2014
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CDC monitoring lab tech after possible Ebola exposure
A lab worker may have been exposed to a live sample of the deadly Ebola virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, adding the accident is under investigation.
Dec 25, 2014
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Fourth UN staff contracts Ebola in Liberia
A fourth member of the UN mission in Liberia, the country hardest-hit by the Ebola epidemic, has been hospitalised after testing positive for the virus.
Dec 24, 2014
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