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Ebola Epidemic was Disaster for Malaria Control: Study
Untreated malaria in Guinea surged as a result of the Ebola scare and probably caused far more deaths than the dreaded haemorrhagic fever itself, doctors reported today.
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Patients 'Under Observation' in Liberia After Ebola Scare
Liberia put a group of patients under observation on Friday at a hospital in the capital Monrovia after they had contact with a woman infected with the deadly Ebola virus.
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Somalia Dismisses Ebola Scare
The government of war-torn Somalia has moved to reassure residents that there was no outbreak of Ebola in the country, dismissing rumours that a man had brought the virus back with him from Guinea.
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Ebola Scare: Liberian President's Son Wants Rally Ban Lifted
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's son, who is running for a Senate seat, has filed a lawsuit contesting her Ebola-related ban on political rallies, an official said today.
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Dengue's Spread Flies Under The Radar Amid Ebola Scare
One of the most familiar sounds in Malaysia's capital is the approaching drone of a fumigation fogger spewing thick white plumes of insecticide, part of so-far futile efforts to arrest a spiralling dengue fever outbreak.
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Teen Tests Negative After Ebola Scare in Australia
A teenager who was in isolation in an Australian hospital has tested negative for Ebola after she developed a fever following arrival from Guinea, the authorities said on Monday.
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Ebola Fear, Monitoring Eases for Some in Dallas
Ebola fears began to ease for some in the US on Monday as a monitoring period passed for those who had close contact with a victim of the disease and after a cruise ship scare ended with the boat returning to port and a lab worker on board testing negative for the virus.
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Ebola Scare at Pentagon After Woman Vomits in Parking Lot
The Pentagon was gripped by an Ebola scare on Friday after a woman vomited in a parking lot, triggering authorities to send in a HazMat team and shut off part of the military complex before concluding she did not have the deadly virus.
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Pentagon Closes Off An Entrance in Ebola Scare: Officials
The Pentagon on Friday closed off a parking lot and one entrance as a precaution after a woman, who recently returned from Africa, vomited outside the building, prompting fears of Ebola.
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Boston Evacuates Five With Flu-Like Symptoms From Flight
US emergency services in Boston on Monday evacuated five people with flu-like symptoms from a passenger jet after it was quarantined on arrival from Dubai, officials said.
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Ebola Joke, Vomiting Passenger Spark Scares in US
Jitters in the US over Ebola were underlined on Friday after an air passenger's joke sparked a full-on alert, while another plane was quarantined at Las Vegas airport because someone vomited onboard.
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More Health Workers Hospitalised in Spain Ebola Scare
Three more health workers in Spain have been admitted to hospital for monitoring for Ebola on Wednesday, including two doctors who had contact with a nurse who has been infected with the disease.
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Six Hospitalised in Spain as Ebola Scare Hits Europe
Spain's government urged calm on Wednesday over the case of a nurse who caught Ebola in a Madrid hospital as the World Health Organization warned other isolated infections in Europe were "unavoidable".
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Ebola in US: People Scared, But Outbreak Unlikely
Ebola has arrived in the United States and people are scared. The nation's top infectious diseases expert says it's normal to feel anxious about a disease that kills so fast and is ravaging parts of West Africa.
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Pet Animals Become Victims of Ebola Scare in Ivory Coast
From monkeys to big cats, people in Ivory Coast like to keep wild animals as pets but are now rethinking the custom with the deadly Ebola virus sweeping neighbouring countries.
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Ebola Epidemic was Disaster for Malaria Control: Study
Untreated malaria in Guinea surged as a result of the Ebola scare and probably caused far more deaths than the dreaded haemorrhagic fever itself, doctors reported today.
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Patients 'Under Observation' in Liberia After Ebola Scare
Liberia put a group of patients under observation on Friday at a hospital in the capital Monrovia after they had contact with a woman infected with the deadly Ebola virus.
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Somalia Dismisses Ebola Scare
The government of war-torn Somalia has moved to reassure residents that there was no outbreak of Ebola in the country, dismissing rumours that a man had brought the virus back with him from Guinea.
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Ebola Scare: Liberian President's Son Wants Rally Ban Lifted
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's son, who is running for a Senate seat, has filed a lawsuit contesting her Ebola-related ban on political rallies, an official said today.
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Dengue's Spread Flies Under The Radar Amid Ebola Scare
One of the most familiar sounds in Malaysia's capital is the approaching drone of a fumigation fogger spewing thick white plumes of insecticide, part of so-far futile efforts to arrest a spiralling dengue fever outbreak.
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Teen Tests Negative After Ebola Scare in Australia
A teenager who was in isolation in an Australian hospital has tested negative for Ebola after she developed a fever following arrival from Guinea, the authorities said on Monday.
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Ebola Fear, Monitoring Eases for Some in Dallas
Ebola fears began to ease for some in the US on Monday as a monitoring period passed for those who had close contact with a victim of the disease and after a cruise ship scare ended with the boat returning to port and a lab worker on board testing negative for the virus.
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Ebola Scare at Pentagon After Woman Vomits in Parking Lot
The Pentagon was gripped by an Ebola scare on Friday after a woman vomited in a parking lot, triggering authorities to send in a HazMat team and shut off part of the military complex before concluding she did not have the deadly virus.
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Pentagon Closes Off An Entrance in Ebola Scare: Officials
The Pentagon on Friday closed off a parking lot and one entrance as a precaution after a woman, who recently returned from Africa, vomited outside the building, prompting fears of Ebola.
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Boston Evacuates Five With Flu-Like Symptoms From Flight
US emergency services in Boston on Monday evacuated five people with flu-like symptoms from a passenger jet after it was quarantined on arrival from Dubai, officials said.
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Ebola Joke, Vomiting Passenger Spark Scares in US
Jitters in the US over Ebola were underlined on Friday after an air passenger's joke sparked a full-on alert, while another plane was quarantined at Las Vegas airport because someone vomited onboard.
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More Health Workers Hospitalised in Spain Ebola Scare
Three more health workers in Spain have been admitted to hospital for monitoring for Ebola on Wednesday, including two doctors who had contact with a nurse who has been infected with the disease.
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Six Hospitalised in Spain as Ebola Scare Hits Europe
Spain's government urged calm on Wednesday over the case of a nurse who caught Ebola in a Madrid hospital as the World Health Organization warned other isolated infections in Europe were "unavoidable".
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Ebola in US: People Scared, But Outbreak Unlikely
Ebola has arrived in the United States and people are scared. The nation's top infectious diseases expert says it's normal to feel anxious about a disease that kills so fast and is ravaging parts of West Africa.
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Pet Animals Become Victims of Ebola Scare in Ivory Coast
From monkeys to big cats, people in Ivory Coast like to keep wild animals as pets but are now rethinking the custom with the deadly Ebola virus sweeping neighbouring countries.
