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  • FILE:A member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) putting on protective gear at the isolation ward of the Donka Hospital in Conakry, where people infected with the Ebola virus are being treated. Picture: AFP.

    SA on high alert to combat Ebola

    The Health Department says outbreak response teams are prepared.

    2895 days ago
  • FILE: International concern has risen about Ebola which has killed 672 people in West Africa since February. Picture: AFP.

    UK calls emergency meeting on Ebola

    International concern has risen about the virus which has killed 672 people since February.

    2895 days ago
  • FILE: A member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) putting on protective gear at the isolation ward of the Donka Hospital in Conakry, where people infected with the Ebola virus are being treated. Picture: AFP.

    Liberia shuts border as Ebola spreads

    The new measures come as Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone struggle to contain the outbreak of the virus.

    2898 days ago
  • FILE:Sierra Leone is among a group of West African countries suffering the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola not hurting investment in Sierra Leone

    Sierra Leone is among a group of West African countries suffering the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola.

    2904 days ago
  • FILE: The WHO said there were 85 new cases between 8 and 12 July, highlighting continued high levels of spread. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola death toll jumps to 603

    WHO says there were 85 new cases between 8 and 12 July.

    2910 days ago
  • FILE: Ebola continues to spread in Sierra Leone, Liberia and, to a lesser extent, in Guinea. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola deaths surge in Sierra Leone, Liberia

    The WHO says there were a combined 44 new cases and 21 deaths between 6 and 8 July.

    2915 days ago
  • FILE:The UN’s WHO says 844 cases, including 518 deaths, have been reported since February. Picture: AFP.

    50 new Ebola cases, 25 deaths in W.Africa

    The UN’s WHO says 844 cases, including 518 deaths, have been reported since February.

    2917 days ago
  • FILE: Officials from the World Health Organisation wear protective clothing as they prepare to enter Kagadi Hospital in Kibale District, where an outbreak of Ebola virus started. Picture: AFP.

    W African nations unite to fight Ebola

    The epidemic has killed hundreds of people in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

    2922 days ago
  • FILE: A man disinfects protection material stored at a warehouse of the Swiss branch of Doctors Without Borders in Conakry before being used on areas plagued with the Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Picture: AFP.

    Resources dampen fight against Ebola

    West African states lack the resources to battle the world's worst outbreak of Ebola.

    2923 days ago
  • The outbreak of the deadly disease is already the largest and deadliest ever according to the WHO. Picture: Facebook.

    Ebola death toll jumps to 467

    The outbreak of the deadly disease is already the largest and deadliest ever according to the WHO.

    2924 days ago
  • FILE: Health specialists prepare for work in an isolation ward for patients at the Doctors Without Borders facility in southern Guinea. Picture: AFP.

    WHO: Radical action needed on Ebola

    The health body says the Ebola outbreak in Guinea has turned into a cross-border crisis.

    2929 days ago
  • FILE: Health specialists prepare for work in an isolation ward for patients at the Doctors Without Borders facility in Guinea. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone shuts borders

    Officials say 16 people have died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, a figure that has doubled in the last week.

    2944 days ago
  • FILE: Health specialists prepare for work in an isolation ward for patients at the Doctors Without Borders facility in Guékedou, southern Guinea. Picture: AFP.

    'Ebola outbreak most challenging ever'

    The Ebola outbreak in Guinea has already killed 100 people and crossed into Liberia and Mali.

    3008 days ago
  • FILE: Blood samples from the girl were taken from the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Picture: AFP.

    Ghana testing suspected Ebola blood samples

    Samples were taken from a girl at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi.

    3009 days ago
  • Health specialists prepare for work in an isolation ward for patients at the Doctors Without Borders facility in southern Guinea. Picture: AFP.

    At least 80 confirmed Ebola deaths

    Doctors Without Borders says the Ebola outbreak in Guinea is unprecedented and hard to control.

    3016 days ago
  • FILE: A man disinfects protection material stored at a warehouse of the Swiss branch of Doctors Without Borders in Conakry before being used on areas plagued with the Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Picture: AFP.

    Two cases of Ebola confirmed in Liberia

    Eleven deaths in towns in northern Sierra Leone and Liberia are suspected to be linked to Ebola.

    3017 days ago
  • A man disinfects protection material stored at a warehouse of the Swiss branch of Doctors Without Borders-MSF in Conakry before being used on areas plagued with the Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola spreads to Guinea capital

    To date the 62 confirmed deaths have only been in rural areas.

    3020 days ago
  • The Ebola virus has so far killed at least 59 people in Guinea. Picture: AFP.

    'Slim chance' of Ebola coming to SA

    The NICD says the risk of importation of the virus is low.

    3022 days ago
  • Officials from the World Health Organization wear protective clothing on July 28, 2012 as they prepare to enter Kagadi Hospital in Kibale District, about 200 kilometres from Kampala, where an outbreak of Ebola virus started. Picture: AFP

    Ebola outbreak out of control in DRC

    An Ebola outbreak in DRC risks spreading to major towns if not brought under control soon, says WHO.

    3580 days ago
  • Officials from the World Health Organisation wear protective clothing on July 28, 2012 as they prepare to enter Kagadi Hospital in Kibale District, about 200 kilometres from Kampala, where an outbreak of Ebola virus started. Picture: AFP.

    Ebola claims more lives in DRC

    The death toll from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 14.

    3590 days ago
  • An outbreak of Ebola has killed one person and is believed to have infected three others

    Ebola outbreak kills one in DRC

    An outbreak of Ebola has killed one person and is believed to have infected three others in DRC.

    3607 days ago
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