Tag: Ebola virus
EU ministers to hold anti-Ebola talks
The European Union has called a meeting of health ministers on Thursday to discuss the possible screening of travellers from…
Spain to be clear of Ebola by October 27
Spain will be free from the threat of further contagion from Ebola on October 27 if all those who had…
AC Milan, Essien blast Nigeria media over Ebola reports
AC Milan has “categorically denied” that Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien has contracted Ebola while on national team duty. Reports in…
First US Ebola infection result of ‘protocol breach’
A Texas health care worker has become the first person to contract Ebola on American soil, authorities confirmed Sunday, blaming…
I’m not infected by Ebola, says Michael Essien
AC Milan midfielder, Michael Essien has dismissed rumours that he is infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease. The Ghanaian…
Liberia health workers to go on strike over Ebola pay
Healthcare workers in Liberia, the country hit hardest by the Ebola epidemic, will go on strike from Monday to demand…
Texas health worker with Ebola wore full protective gear
A Texas health care worker who treated a Liberian man who died of Ebola was wearing full protective gear but…
Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola
A Texas health care worker who treated a man who later died of Ebola has tested positive for the disease…
Britain ready after Ebola outbreak test
Britain is ready to cope with an Ebola outbreak, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt declared Saturday, following a nationwide exercise to…
Ebola: CAF rejects AFCON 2015 postponement from Morocco
The African Football Confederation (CAF) has told the Moroccan government that it won’t postpone the already scheduled 2015 African Cup…
Dead Briton in Macedonia did not have Ebola
A British man who died in Macedonia displaying Ebola-like symptoms did not have the disease, results from a German lab…
Ebola: Morocco wants AFCON 2015 postponed
The Moroccan government on Friday called for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to be postponed due to the deadly…
Ebola financial pledges short by $1bn
Pledges of financial aid to fight Ebola have fallen far short of the $1 billion needed by the United Nations,…
Ebola situation ‘complex and difficult’ – Spanish PM
Spain launched a crisis committee Friday to tackle the “complex and difficult” Ebola situation in the country, after drawing criticism…
Ebola: 1332 Nigerian Soldiers Quarantined In Liberia
Simon Ateba At least 1332 Nigerian soldiers on peace keeping mission in Liberia have been quarantined in the wake of…
US to work with 12 African countries to fight Ebola
By Simon Ateba The United States Government will work with 12 African countries and train 500 healthcare support providers per…
Briton with Ebola-like symptoms dies in Macedonia
A British national displaying Ebola-like symptoms died in Macedonia on Thursday, health officials said, cautioning that the diagnosis could not…
Kwara schools to reopen on Oct. 15
The Kwara government, on Wednesday, directed all public and private schools in the state to reopen on Oct.15 for 2014/15…
US to tighten controls on travelers to fight Ebola
The United States will announce tightened controls on international travelers in the coming days to prevent Ebola from spreading on…
British troops train ahead of Ebola mission in S. Leone
Dozens of British military personnel are due to fly to Sierra Leone next week to help build medical facilities to…
Madrid stocks plunge over first Ebola case outside Africa
The Madrid stock market sank on Tuesday following the announcement of the first case of the Ebola virus outside of…
EU demands explanation from Spain on Ebola case
The European Union said Tuesday it has asked Spain to explain how a nurse treating Ebola patients in Madrid contracted…
Spain battles Ebola as nurse is infected
An assistant nurse at a Madrid hospital in Spain, where two Ebola patients died is infected with the virus herself,…
US journalist with Ebola arrives Nebraska
Doctors in Nebraska are set for the Monday arrival of Ashoka Mukpo, an NBC television cameraman who contracted Ebola in…
APC never wanted Ebola infection to end, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday claimed that the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria’s main opposition never wanted the spread of…
How we contained Ebola in record time – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday that the Ebola Virus disease was brought under control in the country…
Man dies from Ebola-like virus in Uganda
A hospital technician has died of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in Kampala, the Ugandan government announced on Sunday. The man,…
Two Ebola patients flown to Germany and France recover
Hamburg University Hospital on Saturday said that a Senegalese researcher who contracted the Ebola virus in West Africa and flown…
Ebola death toll hits 3431
The number of deaths recorded from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Liberia has risen to 2,069, according to the…
Texas tracks 50 exposed to Ebola, 10 ‘high risk’
Texas health officials were monitoring 50 people for Ebola exposure Friday, 10 of whom are at high risk of the…