Ebola In West Africa
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New Ebola Vaccine Safe, Stimulates Strong Immune Response
A fresh clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated, safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US.
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Nearly Beaten in Sierra Leone, Ebola Makes Comeback by Sea
Public health experts preparing for an international conference on Ebola on Tuesday seem to have no doubt that the disease can be vanquished in the West African countries ravaged by it in the last year.
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Sierra Leone Vice President Places Himself in Ebola Quarantine
Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had placed himself in a 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards died of Ebola amid a worrying recent surge in new infections in the West African nation.
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Thousands of Guineans Displaced by Ebola-Linked Unrest
A group of Guinean activists went on hunger strike on Tuesday to demand the safe return of thousands of villagers they say have fled their homes amid Ebola-related unrest in the south.
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Ebola Nurse to be Advocate for Health Workers
A Maine nurse who battled officials over her quarantine after she returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa says she'll continue speaking out on behalf of public health workers.
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WHO Chief Promises Transparency on Ebola Failures
The head of the World Health Organization says the agency will be upfront about its handling of the Ebola outbreak, following an internal report that details failures in containing the virus.
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Ebola Vaccine Trials in West Africa in January
The World Health Organization is pressing the search for an Ebola vaccine and hopes to begin testing two experimental versions as early as January on more than 20,000 front-line health care workers and others in West Africa's hot zone - a bigger rollout than envisioned just a few months ago.
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Ebola Spreads to Last Healthy District in Sierra Leone
Ebola has killed at least two people in the last remaining district in Sierra Leone that had been unaffected by the virus, a government health officer said on Thursday.
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WHO Calls Ebola Modern World's Worst Health Crisis
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is "the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times" but adds that economic disruptions can be curbed if people are adequately informed to avoid irrational moves to dodge infection.
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United Nations Quarantines 41 Personnel in Ebola-Hit Liberia
The United Nations said on Friday it had quarantined 41 personnel from its Liberia mission, including 20 soldiers, following a second infection among its staff of the deadly Ebola virus.
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20 Times More Ebola Aid Needed: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon
The presidents of three Ebola-stricken West African nations sought an immediate outpouring of money, doctors and hospital beds, and representatives nations gathered at a World Bank meeting Thursday promised to send more aid quickly, including a pledge of medical evacuations for health care responders who catch the virus.
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Children of Ebola Dead Shunned by Families: UNICEF
Thousands of children who have lost parents to the west African Ebola epidemic risk are being shunned by frightened and suspicious relatives, the UN children's fund said on Tuesday.
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New Ebola Vaccine Safe, Stimulates Strong Immune Response
A fresh clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated, safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US.
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Nearly Beaten in Sierra Leone, Ebola Makes Comeback by Sea
Public health experts preparing for an international conference on Ebola on Tuesday seem to have no doubt that the disease can be vanquished in the West African countries ravaged by it in the last year.
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Sierra Leone Vice President Places Himself in Ebola Quarantine
Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said on Saturday that he had placed himself in a 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards died of Ebola amid a worrying recent surge in new infections in the West African nation.
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Thousands of Guineans Displaced by Ebola-Linked Unrest
A group of Guinean activists went on hunger strike on Tuesday to demand the safe return of thousands of villagers they say have fled their homes amid Ebola-related unrest in the south.
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Ebola Nurse to be Advocate for Health Workers
A Maine nurse who battled officials over her quarantine after she returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa says she'll continue speaking out on behalf of public health workers.
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WHO Chief Promises Transparency on Ebola Failures
The head of the World Health Organization says the agency will be upfront about its handling of the Ebola outbreak, following an internal report that details failures in containing the virus.
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Ebola Vaccine Trials in West Africa in January
The World Health Organization is pressing the search for an Ebola vaccine and hopes to begin testing two experimental versions as early as January on more than 20,000 front-line health care workers and others in West Africa's hot zone - a bigger rollout than envisioned just a few months ago.
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Ebola Spreads to Last Healthy District in Sierra Leone
Ebola has killed at least two people in the last remaining district in Sierra Leone that had been unaffected by the virus, a government health officer said on Thursday.
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WHO Calls Ebola Modern World's Worst Health Crisis
The World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is "the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times" but adds that economic disruptions can be curbed if people are adequately informed to avoid irrational moves to dodge infection.
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United Nations Quarantines 41 Personnel in Ebola-Hit Liberia
The United Nations said on Friday it had quarantined 41 personnel from its Liberia mission, including 20 soldiers, following a second infection among its staff of the deadly Ebola virus.
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20 Times More Ebola Aid Needed: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon
The presidents of three Ebola-stricken West African nations sought an immediate outpouring of money, doctors and hospital beds, and representatives nations gathered at a World Bank meeting Thursday promised to send more aid quickly, including a pledge of medical evacuations for health care responders who catch the virus.
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Children of Ebola Dead Shunned by Families: UNICEF
Thousands of children who have lost parents to the west African Ebola epidemic risk are being shunned by frightened and suspicious relatives, the UN children's fund said on Tuesday.
