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Ebola Testing Stalled In 3 Congo Labs Due To Shortages, Says WHO
Three laboratories in Democratic Republic of Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, the World Health Organization has said.
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Ebola Scare In Gujarat Ruled Out After Traveller Tests Negative
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, May 28 (IANS) The suspected Ebola case involving a 37-year-old businessman from Congo in Gujarat has tested negative, State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Thursday, easing concerns after four people were placed under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
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Congo Businessman, 3 Contacts Isolated In Ahmedabad, Ebola Testing Underway
Gujarat isolates a Congo businessman and others as samples are sent for Ebola virus testing.
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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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Super-Sensitive Ebola Test Could Curb Disease Spread
A new Ebola test which is not only easier to use but also 100 times more sensitive than a test currently in use could help curb the spread of the disease in western Africa, claims a study.
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Super-Sensitive Ebola Test Could Curb Disease Spread
A new Ebola test which is not only easier to use but also 100 times more sensitive than a test currently in use could help curb the spread of the disease in western Africa, claims a study.
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Suspected Congo Ebola Victims Test Negative for the Virus
Six hunters in the Democratic Republic of Congo who fell sick and were suspected to have Ebola have tested negative for the virus, the health minister said on Saturday.
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Japanese Ebola Test Gives Results in 11 Minutes: Researcher
A Japanese research team said today it had developed a field test for Ebola that gives results in just over 11 minutes - down from the 90-minute test used now.
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American Nurse Exposed to Ebola Released From Hospital
An American nurse who was exposed to Ebola while volunteering in Sierra Leone was released from the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center in Maryland on Friday without showing signs of the disease, National Institutes of Health said.
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Germany Sends Motorbikes to Speed Ebola Testing
Germany has sent 400 motorbikes to the areas of West Africa worst hit by the Ebola epidemic to speed up testing for the virus.
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Quarantined Nurse Leaves New Jersey for Maine
A nurse who worked in West Africa with Ebola patients and was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital over the weekend was returning home to Maine on Monday as her lawyer criticized the state's policies that had her fighting to be released from an isolation tent.
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Teen Isolated, Tested for Ebola Virus in Australia
Australian authorities said on Sunday a teenager was in isolation in hospital and undergoing tests for Ebola after she developed a fever following her arrival from Guinea.
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US Ebola Testing Labs Arrive in Liberia
The United States military has delivered two mobile Ebola testing labs and the equipment to build a field hospital to Liberia.
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Ebola Testing Stalled In 3 Congo Labs Due To Shortages, Says WHO
Three laboratories in Democratic Republic of Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, the World Health Organization has said.
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Ebola Scare In Gujarat Ruled Out After Traveller Tests Negative
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, May 28 (IANS) The suspected Ebola case involving a 37-year-old businessman from Congo in Gujarat has tested negative, State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Thursday, easing concerns after four people were placed under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
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Congo Businessman, 3 Contacts Isolated In Ahmedabad, Ebola Testing Underway
Gujarat isolates a Congo businessman and others as samples are sent for Ebola virus testing.
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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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Super-Sensitive Ebola Test Could Curb Disease Spread
A new Ebola test which is not only easier to use but also 100 times more sensitive than a test currently in use could help curb the spread of the disease in western Africa, claims a study.
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Super-Sensitive Ebola Test Could Curb Disease Spread
A new Ebola test which is not only easier to use but also 100 times more sensitive than a test currently in use could help curb the spread of the disease in western Africa, claims a study.
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Suspected Congo Ebola Victims Test Negative for the Virus
Six hunters in the Democratic Republic of Congo who fell sick and were suspected to have Ebola have tested negative for the virus, the health minister said on Saturday.
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Japanese Ebola Test Gives Results in 11 Minutes: Researcher
A Japanese research team said today it had developed a field test for Ebola that gives results in just over 11 minutes - down from the 90-minute test used now.
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American Nurse Exposed to Ebola Released From Hospital
An American nurse who was exposed to Ebola while volunteering in Sierra Leone was released from the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center in Maryland on Friday without showing signs of the disease, National Institutes of Health said.
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Germany Sends Motorbikes to Speed Ebola Testing
Germany has sent 400 motorbikes to the areas of West Africa worst hit by the Ebola epidemic to speed up testing for the virus.
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Quarantined Nurse Leaves New Jersey for Maine
A nurse who worked in West Africa with Ebola patients and was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital over the weekend was returning home to Maine on Monday as her lawyer criticized the state's policies that had her fighting to be released from an isolation tent.
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Teen Isolated, Tested for Ebola Virus in Australia
Australian authorities said on Sunday a teenager was in isolation in hospital and undergoing tests for Ebola after she developed a fever following her arrival from Guinea.
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US Ebola Testing Labs Arrive in Liberia
The United States military has delivered two mobile Ebola testing labs and the equipment to build a field hospital to Liberia.
