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Study: Experimental Ebola drug cures lab monkeys
In the experiment, six rhesus monkeys were infected with huge doses of the Makona strain.
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Thoughts turn to recovery as Ebola slowly ebbs in West Africa
Foreign businessmen are trickling into Ebola-stricken towns, sparking thoughts of recovery.
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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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Ebola relief group welcomes decrease in new cases
MSF says the decrease is an opportunity to fix response and treatment programmes.
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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 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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Sierra Leone's leading doctor dies of Ebola
Victor Willoughby contracted the virus after treating a man with organ-related problems.
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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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Sierra Leone to start house-to-house searches for Ebola patients
Health workers will seek Ebola victims and anyone with whom they have had contact.
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Sierra Leone diamond zone hit by Ebola outbreak
The WHO said on Wednesday that it had sent a response team to the diamond-rich Kono district.
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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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Graca Machel slams African leaders' response to Ebola
She said Africans have forgotten the lessons learnt from the HIV/Aids pandemic.
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Ebola: Doctor dies in Mali
A doctor who treated the patient that sparked a 2nd wave of Ebola in Mali has died.
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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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SA concerned about impact of Ebola on continent's growth
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said the virus could reverse some of the gains made in the past years.
