Ebola liberia
Liberia's last Ebola contacts finish quarantine
Liberia has lost more than 4,800 people to the haemorrhagic fever out of more than 11,300 total victims.
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New Ebola case hits Liberia after country declared virus free
The patient is a 10-year-old boy who lived with his parents and three siblings in Paynesville.
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Liberia discharges last known Ebola patient
Liberias capital Monrovia was once at the heart of an epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people.
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Liberia discharges last known Ebola patient
Liberia’s capital Monrovia was once at the heart of an epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people.
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WHO approves breakthrough 15-minute Ebola test
The standard laboratory test has a turnaround time of 12-24 hours.
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West Africa sees spike in Ebola cases as decline stalls
Efforts to wipe out the deadly virus were being hampered by people’s mistrust of health workers.
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China toughens travel restrictions on West Africans
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied there was any change in visa policy for West African applicants.
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'Ebola volunteers should be praised not stigmatised'
Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have borne the brunt of the 20,000 infections and nearly 8,000 deaths.
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Ebola death toll jumps over 8,000
The WHO says the 8,153 deaths were among 20,656 known cases of the haemorrhagic fever.
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Ebola survivors to share stories via mobile app
The Ebola outbreak has killed over 7,900 people with more than 20,000 cases recorded.
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Sierra Leone's president calls for week of fasting for Ebola
The worst outbreak on record of the virus is still spreading in West Africa, especially in Sierra Leone.
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Ebola case confirmed in Scotland
The patient will be transferred to a high-level isolation unit in the Royal Free Hospital in London.
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Ebola outbreak: Death toll rises to 7,588
The virus is still spreading intensely in Sierra Leone, especially in the north and west.
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'Response to West Africa Ebola outbreak too slow'
A Parliamentary committee has said the WHO and donors responded too slowly to the outbreak.
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Ebola batters economies of hardest hit countries
The World Bank said growth estimates for the three countries hardest hit by Ebola had tumbled since October.
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Ebola: Machel urges African leaders to seek help on continent
Graca Machel says the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has highlighted a crisis of identity on the continent.
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'Ebola's impact on economy might be less than feared
The cost of the Ebola epidemic for Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is likely to be closer to $3bn-$4bn.
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Tourist to SA turned away by US doctor over Ebola fears
An American man who recently visited only SA says he was turned away by his doctor over fears of Ebola.
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Ebola Chinese team arrives in Liberia to staff clinic
Health workers are in Liberia where a new Ebola clinic has been built & is fully run by Chinese personnel.
