Tag: Ebola virus
U.S. DOGE ‘accidentally ‘cut Ebola prevention, Says Elon Musk
Musk, who is not a Cabinet member or an elected official, said one such mistake was “accidentally” cancelling Ebola prevention…
Ebola outbreak: Nigeria on alert, says NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) said it is evaluating the risk to Nigeria of the new Ebola outbreak in Guinea.
Ebola strikes again in DR Congo
A new positive case of Ebola virus disease has been confirmed in North Kivu, a province in eastern Democratic Republic…
Coronavirus: Ebola virus more severe, dreadful – Virologist
A renowned Virologist, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, on Tuesday said Ebola virus was more severe and dreadful compared to Coronavirus disease…
Scientists close to Ebola cure
Scientists are a step closer to being able to cure the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever after two experimental drugs showed…
Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said it feared continued “intense transmission’’ of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic…
Boy, 5, tests positive for Ebola in Liberia
A five-year-old boy has tested positive to Ebola in Liberia days after his mother died of the virus in the…
Dead Sierra Leone patient tests positive for Ebola
A body has tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone, a spokesman for the Health Ministry said, just hours after…
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Liberia declared Ebola free for third time, WHO cautions on flare-ups
For the third time, the World Health Organisation has announced an end to the latest flare-up of the Ebola virus…
Ebola: Sierra Leone cleared to host international matches
Sierra Leone can again host international matches now that the country is free of Ebola. The Confederation of African Football…
New Ebola case confirmed in Liberia – WHO
The World Health Organization on Friday confirmed that a new case of the deadly Ebola virus has surfaced in Liberia,…
Guinea releases last 68 people from Ebola quarantine
The final 68 people who had been in contact with an Ebola patient were released from quarantine on Saturday, said…
Ebola: FG says deceased student free from pathogenic viruses
The Federal Ministry of Health has said that the student, who died of suspected fresh case of Ebola Virus Disease…
UCTH closes emergency ward after decontamination
The Management of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has temporarily closed its Accident and Emergency (A&E) ward after decontaminating…
Ebola: 10 quarantined in Nigeria
Reuters – Ten people have been quarantined after coming into contact with a patient with Ebola-like symptoms in the southern…
Sierra Leone begins new countdown to Ebola-free status
Sierra Leone has released its last two known Ebola patients and begun a new 42-day countdown to a declaration that…
Liberia struggles to regain economic footing after Ebola
Liberia needs two years to regain its economic footing after it was battered by the Ebola epidemic, as it moves…
New Ebola case in Sierra Leone quarantine village – President Koroma
Freetown (AFP) – Another woman has tested positive for Ebola in a village in northern Sierra Leone already under quarantine…
Clinic opens in Monrovia for Ebola survivors
Eromosele Ebhomele To help fight other ailments that come with surviving Ebola, the disease that ravaged Liberia and its environs…
Buhari urges Africa to unite against Ebola, pledges US$1m
To underscore the importance of Africa ridding the Continent of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and in the spirit of…
Last four Ebola cases in Liberia discharged from clinic
MONROVIA, (Reuters) – The last four cases of Ebola in Liberia were discharged from a treatment clinic in the capital…
Buhari to join African Leaders at AU Confab on Ebola
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will be among African leaders and heads of state attending the International Conference on Africa’s…
Ebola: Liberia, others to get $5bn assistance from international community
The international community has pledged more than five billion dollars, to support Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, in their efforts…
WHO can’t handle Ebola outbreak
Experts called on Tuesday for urgent, root-and-branch changes to the World Health Organization after an inadequate response to West Africa’s…
Ebola: Lagos alerts public, calls for precautionary measures
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has alerted the public on the resurgence of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD,…
Hajj: Bauchi Pilgrims to undergo Ebola, Meningitis screening
All intending pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj operations to Saudi Arabia from Bauchi State would undergo screening for the Ebola…
Ebola cases rise in Guinea, Sierra Leone, says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), confirmed on Tuesday that Ebola has spread further in Guinea and Sierra Leone. Bruce Aylward,…
Ebola In Italy: Three more quanrantined
Italian authorities confirmed on Wednesday in Rome that the nurse who tested positive for the Ebola virus after returning from…
Liberia now Ebola free – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared Liberia free of Ebola after no new cases were reported for 42…
Sierra Leone announces Ebola lockdown of 2.5 million people
Sierra Leone said Thursday it will confine around 2.5 million people to their homes across the capital and in the…