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Dozens Feared Exposed As Sierra Leone Confirms New Ebola Death
A woman who died of Ebola this week in Sierra Leone potentially exposed dozens of other people to the disease, according to an aid agency report on Friday, raising the risk of more cases just as the deadliest outbreak on record appeared to be ending.
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Anti-HIV Drugs May Be Effective Against Ebola
Using a novel and quick drug-screening method, researchers have found that anti-HIV drugs may be effective against the deadly Ebola virus that transmits from humans to humans by infectious body fluids.
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North Korea Says It Has 'Cure' for MERS, Ebola, AIDS
North Korea says it has developed a vaccine that is "very effective" in treating MERS, Ebola and AIDS, the state mouthpiece KCNA reported, as well as a range of other diseases that modern medicine is yet to find a cure for.
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Ebola Likely to Persist in 2015 as Communities Resist Aid: Red Cross
West Africa will be lucky to wipe out Ebola this year, as the local population remains suspicious of aid workers, especially in Guinea, the Red Cross said on today.
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African Union Vows Ebola Fund As Oxfam Calls for Health 'Marshall Plan'
The African Union plans to launch an Ebola fund and disease control centre, officials said today, as aid agency Oxfam warned leaders needed to keep their promises to boost healthcare systems on the continent.
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Cash Crunch, Rains Could Thwart Ebola Efforts in West Africa: WHO
Halting the spread of Ebola in West Africa will depend on mobilising funds and aid workers before the rainy season hits in April-May, otherwise it could up to take a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
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Queen Elizabeth II Praises Ebola Health Workers in Christmas Message
Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute in her annual Christmas Day broadcast today to the "selflessness" of medical staff and aid workers fighting the Ebola epidemic.
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Drug-Resistant Malaria: the World's Next Big Health Crisis?
Ka Lar Nar caught malaria for the sixth time when he was working away from home on his small farm in the jungle of south-eastern Myanmar but this time it was a lot harder to get rid of it.
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Ebola in 2015 - End of the Line for a Killer?
After decades making brief, murderous forays from central Africa's forests, Ebola erupted into a global emergency in 2014, yet its success could spell its downfall as scientists scramble to relegate it to a footnote of medical history.
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European Union Announces 61 Million Euros Ebola Package for West Africa
The European Union on Monday said that it had given an extra 61 million euros in aid to help fight the Ebola crisis raging in west Africa.
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Dozens Feared Exposed As Sierra Leone Confirms New Ebola Death
A woman who died of Ebola this week in Sierra Leone potentially exposed dozens of other people to the disease, according to an aid agency report on Friday, raising the risk of more cases just as the deadliest outbreak on record appeared to be ending.
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Anti-HIV Drugs May Be Effective Against Ebola
Using a novel and quick drug-screening method, researchers have found that anti-HIV drugs may be effective against the deadly Ebola virus that transmits from humans to humans by infectious body fluids.
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North Korea Says It Has 'Cure' for MERS, Ebola, AIDS
North Korea says it has developed a vaccine that is "very effective" in treating MERS, Ebola and AIDS, the state mouthpiece KCNA reported, as well as a range of other diseases that modern medicine is yet to find a cure for.
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Ebola Likely to Persist in 2015 as Communities Resist Aid: Red Cross
West Africa will be lucky to wipe out Ebola this year, as the local population remains suspicious of aid workers, especially in Guinea, the Red Cross said on today.
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African Union Vows Ebola Fund As Oxfam Calls for Health 'Marshall Plan'
The African Union plans to launch an Ebola fund and disease control centre, officials said today, as aid agency Oxfam warned leaders needed to keep their promises to boost healthcare systems on the continent.
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Cash Crunch, Rains Could Thwart Ebola Efforts in West Africa: WHO
Halting the spread of Ebola in West Africa will depend on mobilising funds and aid workers before the rainy season hits in April-May, otherwise it could up to take a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
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Queen Elizabeth II Praises Ebola Health Workers in Christmas Message
Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute in her annual Christmas Day broadcast today to the "selflessness" of medical staff and aid workers fighting the Ebola epidemic.
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Drug-Resistant Malaria: the World's Next Big Health Crisis?
Ka Lar Nar caught malaria for the sixth time when he was working away from home on his small farm in the jungle of south-eastern Myanmar but this time it was a lot harder to get rid of it.
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Ebola in 2015 - End of the Line for a Killer?
After decades making brief, murderous forays from central Africa's forests, Ebola erupted into a global emergency in 2014, yet its success could spell its downfall as scientists scramble to relegate it to a footnote of medical history.
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European Union Announces 61 Million Euros Ebola Package for West Africa
The European Union on Monday said that it had given an extra 61 million euros in aid to help fight the Ebola crisis raging in west Africa.
