Ebola in sierra leone
Ebola victims sue Sierra Leone government over mismanaged funds
More than 11,300 people died during the worst outbreak of the highly contagious disease, which mainly affected Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone from 2013 to...
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5th person dies in Guinea Ebola flare-up
The latest case was detected in Macenta prefecture, about 200 kilometres from the village of Korokpara.
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2 people test positive for Ebola in Guinea
Four people were tested and two of them were found to have Ebola.
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Sierra Leone confirms new Ebola case
The new patient is a relative who had helped care for the earlier victim, Mariatu Jalloh.
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Ebola: 1 death recorded in Sierra Leone
The country was declared free of the virus late last year, and the region as a whole cleared yesterday.
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Guinea declared free of Ebola virus
Guinea was declared free of Ebola on Tuesday after more than 2,500 people died from the virus.
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Liberia's last 2 Ebola patients recover
Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free in November while Guinea’s last known case recovered two weeks ago.
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Boy dies of Ebola in Liberia, first fatality in months
Liberia has placed under surveillance 153 people who may have come into contact with the boy.
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Guinea releases last 68 people from Ebola quarantine
Dr. Abdourahmane Bathily said the 68 contacts had emerged from quarantine at midnight on Saturday morning.
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Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola epidemic
Residents of Sierra Leone held a candlelit vigil and celebrations to mark the end of an Ebola epidemic.
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Guinea records 3 new cases of Ebola, brings total to 9
The three were infected in Forecariah in western Guinea from the family of a woman who died of Ebola.
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Mystery deaths in Sierra Leone spread fear of Ebola relapses
Doctors say handful of mystery deaths among discharged patients may also be types of Ebola relapses.
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Sierra Leone to vaccinate 200 people connected to Ebola victim
The woman died five days after Sierra Leone started countdown to being declared Ebola free.
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Commonwealth Youth Games dealt another blow
Samoa had refused to issue visas to the Sierra Leone team due to the fear of the Ebola virus in west Africa.
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Dead woman tests positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s chief medical officer says two samples tested in Kambia had tested positive for Ebola.
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Sierra Leone releases last known Ebola patient
Medical staff celebrated and Ebola survivors held up signs of praise to Koroma at the treatment centre.
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'The world is on the brink of Ebola vaccine breakthrough'
'The world is on the brink of Ebola vaccine breakthrough'
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MSF: Ebola vaccine should be free
The results were described as “remarkable” and “game changing” by global health specialists.
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Ebola: West Africa must still be on alert
The MSF said despite the progress made so far efforts to completely eliminate the virus must continue.
