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Ebola May Have Spread Beyond Africa. How Are Health Authorities Responding?
The current Ebola outbreak is the third-largest in world history, with 906 suspected cases and 223 deaths in the DRC alone as of 27 May.
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Ebola Had 'Big Head-Start' But Response Catching Up: WHO
The Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a "big head-start", the World Health Organization chief acknowledged Wednesday, but insisted efforts to rein in the...
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'If Ebola Comes, We'll Be Wiped Out': Fear Grips Camps In DR Congo
Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the...
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Ebola Vaccine Race Intensifies With Fund Surge, But Doctors Also Suggest Caution
There have been recent funding announcements which have created optimism among scientists and health officials. Several vaccine candidates are now moving through different stages of development.
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WHO Chief To Meet Congo President, As Group Warns Ebola Likely Spread Undetected For Months
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for more international support to stop the disease's spread before he travelled to Congo's Ituri province where the first cases were confirmed.
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Congo Faces Ebola Spread Across Three Provinces While Coalition Funds Experimental Vaccines
At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo's growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge. One nurse spoke of his "indescribable joy" at beating the illness.
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Ebola Explainer: Are Caregivers At A Higher Risk Of Catching The Bundibugyo Virus?
WHO experts warn that caregivers, family members, and frontline health workers face the highest risk of Ebola infection due to close contact with patients and bodily fluids. Here's how the virus spreads, who is most vulnerable, and how to stay protected.
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Ebola Patient In Italy Hospital Awaits Test Results
Rome, June 1 (IANS) Italy's Ministry of Health has said that in a suspected case of Ebola in Cagliari, investigations are underway on a patient who returned from Congo and is now in the Sardinian capital, local media reported.
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WHO Fast-Tracks Vaccines, Drugs Against Deadly Ebola Bundibugyo Strain
The Bundibugyo strain is one of several types of Ebola viruses known to infect humans. While Ebola is linked to severe bleeding, organ failure, and high death rates, different strains can behave differently.
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WHO Chief Lands In Congo, Saying Ebola Outbreak 'Can Be Stopped'
Containment has been particularly difficult because the disease likely spread for weeks before it was first identified in mid-May. The outbreak continues to spread faster than the response, despite health facilities becoming more organized and more equipment arriving.
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A New Ebola Strain Is Threatening Fresh Outbreak. What Are Doctors Doing
This is where the Democratic Republic of Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has erupted in the middle of a grinding conflict that has hollowed out public services and displaced millions.
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Strict Ebola Screening For Foreign Arrivals In Andhra Pradesh
Amid the global spread of the Ebola virus, the Andhra Pradesh government has taken special precautionary measures to avoid infections among the population.
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Ebola Outbreak: Uganda Closes Congo Border As Cases Surge
Uganda ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.
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Ebola Outbreak Only Beginning, May Take Months To Contain: Congo Health Minister
Kinshasa, May 27 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is still at the beginning of its latest Ebola outbreak and may need up to six months to contain it, health minister Roger Kamba has said.
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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
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Ebola May Have Spread Beyond Africa. How Are Health Authorities Responding?
The current Ebola outbreak is the third-largest in world history, with 906 suspected cases and 223 deaths in the DRC alone as of 27 May.
-
Ebola Had 'Big Head-Start' But Response Catching Up: WHO
The Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a "big head-start", the World Health Organization chief acknowledged Wednesday, but insisted efforts to rein in the...
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'If Ebola Comes, We'll Be Wiped Out': Fear Grips Camps In DR Congo
Dorcas Mapenzi fears the worst if Ebola comes to the Kingonze camp, where she lives alongside more than 25,000 other displaced people in the...
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Ebola Vaccine Race Intensifies With Fund Surge, But Doctors Also Suggest Caution
There have been recent funding announcements which have created optimism among scientists and health officials. Several vaccine candidates are now moving through different stages of development.
-
WHO Chief To Meet Congo President, As Group Warns Ebola Likely Spread Undetected For Months
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for more international support to stop the disease's spread before he travelled to Congo's Ituri province where the first cases were confirmed.
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Congo Faces Ebola Spread Across Three Provinces While Coalition Funds Experimental Vaccines
At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo's growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge. One nurse spoke of his "indescribable joy" at beating the illness.
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Ebola Explainer: Are Caregivers At A Higher Risk Of Catching The Bundibugyo Virus?
WHO experts warn that caregivers, family members, and frontline health workers face the highest risk of Ebola infection due to close contact with patients and bodily fluids. Here's how the virus spreads, who is most vulnerable, and how to stay protected.
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Ebola Patient In Italy Hospital Awaits Test Results
Rome, June 1 (IANS) Italy's Ministry of Health has said that in a suspected case of Ebola in Cagliari, investigations are underway on a patient who returned from Congo and is now in the Sardinian capital, local media reported.
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WHO Fast-Tracks Vaccines, Drugs Against Deadly Ebola Bundibugyo Strain
The Bundibugyo strain is one of several types of Ebola viruses known to infect humans. While Ebola is linked to severe bleeding, organ failure, and high death rates, different strains can behave differently.
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WHO Chief Lands In Congo, Saying Ebola Outbreak 'Can Be Stopped'
Containment has been particularly difficult because the disease likely spread for weeks before it was first identified in mid-May. The outbreak continues to spread faster than the response, despite health facilities becoming more organized and more equipment arriving.
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A New Ebola Strain Is Threatening Fresh Outbreak. What Are Doctors Doing
This is where the Democratic Republic of Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has erupted in the middle of a grinding conflict that has hollowed out public services and displaced millions.
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Strict Ebola Screening For Foreign Arrivals In Andhra Pradesh
Amid the global spread of the Ebola virus, the Andhra Pradesh government has taken special precautionary measures to avoid infections among the population.
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Ebola Outbreak: Uganda Closes Congo Border As Cases Surge
Uganda ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.
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Ebola Outbreak Only Beginning, May Take Months To Contain: Congo Health Minister
Kinshasa, May 27 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is still at the beginning of its latest Ebola outbreak and may need up to six months to contain it, health minister Roger Kamba has said.
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Ebola Outbreak: Why RT-PCR Is The Gold Standard For Testing Infections
According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.
