"The shot, one of several being fast-tracked through clinical trials in the hope they can be approved for use in the Ebola epidemic raging in West Africa, is undergoing initial human safety tests at the University Hospitals "
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"The head of the UN Ebola response mission in West Africa has told the BBC there is still a "huge risk" the deadly disease could spread to other parts of the world. "
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"Governments in the three countries, where most of Ebola deaths have occurred, have already seen their finances hit to the tune of around $500m Washington: The World Bank said Tuesday that the fallout from the deadly Ebola pandemic will push Guinea "
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"Most of the request is aimed at the immediate response to the disease at home and abroad. But the package also includes $1.5 billion in contingency funds - money that could become a target if lawmakers decide to "
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" [Man who returned from Nigeria to undergo Ebola test] HYDERABAD: Health authorities here have sent for testing the samples of a 52-year-old man from Hyderabad, who returned from Nigeria, as a measure of caution against Ebola. The man was suffering from fever and "
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"Geneva: The World Health Organisation on Monday said more than 6,000 people had died from Ebola and not nearly 7,000 as earlier reported, blaming an error in numbers out of Liberia. According to the revised data, the worst Ebola epidemic on record ..."
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"Here's an Ebola puzzle for you: If the virus isn't airborne, why do doctors and nurses need to wear full protective suits, with face masks, while treating patients? After we dug through studies and talked to scientists, the answer slowly emerged."
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"A North Korean flag flutters in the propaganda village of Gijungdong as seen from a South Korean military check point of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on November 12 "
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"Unlike the other worst-hit countries, Guinea and Liberia, Sierra Leone has failed to slow or stabilize the spread of the epidemic, raising concern that it may be a weak link in the defense against the virus. But Bruce "
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"Two top private schools have defended their decision to take pupils on a week-long trip to west Africa after a surgeon dad voiced his fears over ebola exposure. Pupils from Cheadle Hulme School and Withington Girls "
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"HARTFORD -- Since the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic, the state has monitored dozens of people who returned to Connecticut from West Africa and quarantined nine suspected Ebola patients, none of whom later tested positive for the disease. "We have "
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"(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The Information Department of the Ministry of Health developed the first educational Arabic-language film on the measures to address the suspected and confirms Ebola cases.
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"WHO has been working in Ebola-affected countries to help the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) achieve their 70-70-60 goals. The goals aim to get 70% of the cases isolated and treated, 70% of "
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"The first confirmed cases of Ebola in Liberia were announced in March 2014 and appeared under control with 12 cases. Then, in June 2014, a second wave of the outbreak began spreading in Lofa and Montesserado counties. Since then, the Ebola virus has ..."
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"[Disclaimer: This document is a work in progress and will continue to be updated as national updates and guidances change. Check for updates here.] A. Background. Ebola preparedness is a concern for hospitals and healthcare providers throughout the "
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"The world has witnessed at least 15 outbreaks of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) since it first appeared on earth in 1976. The current outbreak that started with a toddler in Meliandou, a village in southern Guinea, has "
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"All medical waste must be properly handled and be responsibly disposed of, but medical waste associated with the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), a Category A infectious disease, is especially challenging for healthcare "
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"MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - The international response to Ebola is still too slow and piecemeal, Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday, as officials said the disease is crippling crippled the economies of the three West African countries hardest hit.
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"Geneva: Ebola-related deaths in west Africa will be higher than the number of people directly infected because of its disruption to already weak healthcare services, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. The "
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"Spanish nurse Teresa Romero who contracted Ebola smiles after being discharged from the Carlos III hospital. Spain has been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) following the full recovery of the only Spanish victim, nurse Teresa ..."
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"BEIJING -- China and the United Nations on Tuesday signed an agreement on Chinese donation of $6 million to aid global fight against Ebola. The deal was signed by assistant minister of commerce Zhang Xiangchen and Alain Noudehou, the UN Resident ..."
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"A medical center experienced in disposing of Ebola waste is sharing its keys to success. The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit at the Nebraska Medical Center, which has treated several Ebola patients, shares its best practices for Ebola waste removal in the ..."
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