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What Is Lassa Fever? Symptoms And How It Spreads
The UK Health Security Agency is investigating possible Lassa fever cases after a traveler was diagnosed with the virus. The disease, which shares similarities with Ebola, requires immediate attention and monitoring to prevent its spread in the UK.
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Uganda Locks Down Two Districts To Halt Spread Of Ebola
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday imposed a lockdown on two districts at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak, barring personal travel, ordering a night curfew and shuttering public places.
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Liberia Says Latest Ebola Fatality Travelled To Guinea
A woman who died of Ebola this week in Liberia, months after it was declared Ebola-free, had travelled to Guinea with her three children, one of whom is also sick, the health ministry said Sunday.
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Polio Resurfaces in Mali From Ebola-Hit Guinea: WHO
There is a high risk of polio spreading in Ebola-ravaged Guinea and Mali, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a Guinean toddler travelled to Mali and became that country's first case of the crippling disease in more than four years.
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Sierra Leone Locks Down 700 Homes after Ebola Death
Sierra Leone said today it had placed hundreds of homes in the capital under quarantine, in a huge blow for its recovery from the Ebola crisis less than a month after it lifted all travel restrictions
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Suspected Ebola Patient in California Tests Negative for Virus
A California hospital patient who was suspected of contracting Ebola after traveling in West Africa and exhibiting symptoms of the disease has tested negative for infection with the deadly virus, public health and hospital officials said on Friday.
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Suspected Ebola Patient Admitted to California Hospital
A patient suspected of contracting Ebola after traveling in West Africa and exhibiting symptoms of the disease was admitted on Thursday to a special isolation hospital unit in Sacramento and was being tested for infection, officials said.
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Danish Prime Minister to Visit Health Workers in Sierra Leone
Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt begins a visit to Sierra Leone today, making her the first Western leader to travel to the African nation since it was hit by a deadly Ebola outbreak.
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Sierra Leone Launches Stiff Measures to Fight Ebola Surge
Sierra Leone on Wednesday launched stiff measures to stem the spread of Ebola, including a ban on New Year revelries and travel restrictions.
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Taiwanese Man Faces Fine Over False Ebola Report
A Taiwanese man faces a fine after telling doctors he had travelled to Africa and had symptoms of Ebola, sparking emergency quarantine measures at a hospital, officials said Sunday.
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What Is Lassa Fever? Symptoms And How It Spreads
The UK Health Security Agency is investigating possible Lassa fever cases after a traveler was diagnosed with the virus. The disease, which shares similarities with Ebola, requires immediate attention and monitoring to prevent its spread in the UK.
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Uganda Locks Down Two Districts To Halt Spread Of Ebola
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday imposed a lockdown on two districts at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak, barring personal travel, ordering a night curfew and shuttering public places.
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Liberia Says Latest Ebola Fatality Travelled To Guinea
A woman who died of Ebola this week in Liberia, months after it was declared Ebola-free, had travelled to Guinea with her three children, one of whom is also sick, the health ministry said Sunday.
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Polio Resurfaces in Mali From Ebola-Hit Guinea: WHO
There is a high risk of polio spreading in Ebola-ravaged Guinea and Mali, the World Health Organization said on Monday, after a Guinean toddler travelled to Mali and became that country's first case of the crippling disease in more than four years.
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Sierra Leone Locks Down 700 Homes after Ebola Death
Sierra Leone said today it had placed hundreds of homes in the capital under quarantine, in a huge blow for its recovery from the Ebola crisis less than a month after it lifted all travel restrictions
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Suspected Ebola Patient in California Tests Negative for Virus
A California hospital patient who was suspected of contracting Ebola after traveling in West Africa and exhibiting symptoms of the disease has tested negative for infection with the deadly virus, public health and hospital officials said on Friday.
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Suspected Ebola Patient Admitted to California Hospital
A patient suspected of contracting Ebola after traveling in West Africa and exhibiting symptoms of the disease was admitted on Thursday to a special isolation hospital unit in Sacramento and was being tested for infection, officials said.
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Danish Prime Minister to Visit Health Workers in Sierra Leone
Denmark's Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt begins a visit to Sierra Leone today, making her the first Western leader to travel to the African nation since it was hit by a deadly Ebola outbreak.
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Sierra Leone Launches Stiff Measures to Fight Ebola Surge
Sierra Leone on Wednesday launched stiff measures to stem the spread of Ebola, including a ban on New Year revelries and travel restrictions.
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Taiwanese Man Faces Fine Over False Ebola Report
A Taiwanese man faces a fine after telling doctors he had travelled to Africa and had symptoms of Ebola, sparking emergency quarantine measures at a hospital, officials said Sunday.
