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3 Years After Ebola Outbreak Declared In Guinea, Survivors Still Suffer
Three years after the world's worst recorded Ebola outbreak was first declared in Guinea, hundreds of survivors who suffer from physical and mental health problems are struggling to access care, a medical charity said on Friday.
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Guinea Extends Ebola Emergency Measures
Ebola-hit Guinea has extended a health emergency declared in March until the end of June, citing the persistence of the deadly virus in the country, the presidency said on Saturday.
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Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone Goes Back to School
Sierra Leone's 1.8 million children prepared today to return to school, eight months after classes were shut to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
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Hunger and Frustration Grow at Ebola Ground Zero in Guinea
A charred kapok tree and around a dozen graves scattered amongst the mud brick houses of Meliandou are painful reminders of the toll Ebola has taken on this village in southeast Guinea.
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Ebola Drug in Guinea Helps Some, Stirs Debate on Broader Use
A Japanese anti-Ebola drug being tested in Guinea should be made available across West Africa after initial trials showed it halved mortality rates in some patients, the medical charity administering it said.
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Nearly 3,600 Children Orphaned by Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: UNICEF
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has orphaned nearly 3,600 children in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the United Nations Children's Fund said today.
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Schools in Guinea Closed Amid Ebola to Reopen on Monday
All schools in Guinea will reopen on Monday after being closed amid the deadly Ebola outbreak, Guinea's health minister said Today.
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First Ebola Victim May Have Been Infected By Bats: Research
A team of researchers think they have pinpointed how the Ebola epidemic in West Africa started - with a small boy playing in a hollowed-out tree where infected bats lived.
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Ebola Deaths Rise to 7,693: WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases recorded, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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UN Secretary General Arrives in Guinea on Final Day of Ebola Tour
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in the Guinean capital Conakry today on the last day of his tour of west African countries hit by the world's worst outbreak of Ebola.
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British Scientists to Try Out 15-Minute Ebola Test in Guinea
British researchers are to conduct trials in Guinea on a 15-minute Ebola test, the Wellcome Trust and UK government said in a joint statement on Friday.
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World Bank Approves $285 Million to Fight Ebola
The World Bank has approved a grant of $285 million to finance the three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola crisis.
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UN's Ebola Pointman in Guinea Dies
The United Nations envoy charged with leading the response to the Ebola crisis in Guinea died on Monday, just a month after taking on the role, the organisation said.
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Ebola Death Toll Rises, Fewer Cases in Guinea Than Thought: WHO
The Ebola epidemic has killed 4,951 people out of 13,567 infected in eight countries, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, slightly revising downwards its figures for cases mainly due to "suspected cases in Guinea being discarded".
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UN Warns Food Prices Rising in Ebola-Hit Countries
The U.N. is warning that food prices are rising in countries hit by Ebola and that it'll get worse because many farmers won't be able to access fields during the upcoming harvests of rice and corn.
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3 Years After Ebola Outbreak Declared In Guinea, Survivors Still Suffer
Three years after the world's worst recorded Ebola outbreak was first declared in Guinea, hundreds of survivors who suffer from physical and mental health problems are struggling to access care, a medical charity said on Friday.
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Guinea Extends Ebola Emergency Measures
Ebola-hit Guinea has extended a health emergency declared in March until the end of June, citing the persistence of the deadly virus in the country, the presidency said on Saturday.
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Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone Goes Back to School
Sierra Leone's 1.8 million children prepared today to return to school, eight months after classes were shut to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
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Hunger and Frustration Grow at Ebola Ground Zero in Guinea
A charred kapok tree and around a dozen graves scattered amongst the mud brick houses of Meliandou are painful reminders of the toll Ebola has taken on this village in southeast Guinea.
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Ebola Drug in Guinea Helps Some, Stirs Debate on Broader Use
A Japanese anti-Ebola drug being tested in Guinea should be made available across West Africa after initial trials showed it halved mortality rates in some patients, the medical charity administering it said.
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Nearly 3,600 Children Orphaned by Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: UNICEF
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has orphaned nearly 3,600 children in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the United Nations Children's Fund said today.
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Schools in Guinea Closed Amid Ebola to Reopen on Monday
All schools in Guinea will reopen on Monday after being closed amid the deadly Ebola outbreak, Guinea's health minister said Today.
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First Ebola Victim May Have Been Infected By Bats: Research
A team of researchers think they have pinpointed how the Ebola epidemic in West Africa started - with a small boy playing in a hollowed-out tree where infected bats lived.
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Ebola Deaths Rise to 7,693: WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases recorded, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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UN Secretary General Arrives in Guinea on Final Day of Ebola Tour
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in the Guinean capital Conakry today on the last day of his tour of west African countries hit by the world's worst outbreak of Ebola.
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British Scientists to Try Out 15-Minute Ebola Test in Guinea
British researchers are to conduct trials in Guinea on a 15-minute Ebola test, the Wellcome Trust and UK government said in a joint statement on Friday.
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World Bank Approves $285 Million to Fight Ebola
The World Bank has approved a grant of $285 million to finance the three West African countries hardest hit by the Ebola crisis.
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UN's Ebola Pointman in Guinea Dies
The United Nations envoy charged with leading the response to the Ebola crisis in Guinea died on Monday, just a month after taking on the role, the organisation said.
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Ebola Death Toll Rises, Fewer Cases in Guinea Than Thought: WHO
The Ebola epidemic has killed 4,951 people out of 13,567 infected in eight countries, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, slightly revising downwards its figures for cases mainly due to "suspected cases in Guinea being discarded".
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UN Warns Food Prices Rising in Ebola-Hit Countries
The U.N. is warning that food prices are rising in countries hit by Ebola and that it'll get worse because many farmers won't be able to access fields during the upcoming harvests of rice and corn.
