Transmission of ebola
Liberia declared Ebola-free
A total of 11,005 people have died from Ebola in the three West African neighbours since the outbreak.
In the experiment, six rhesus monkeys were infected with huge doses of the Makona strain.
The figures are a further indication that the outbreak, which has killed more than 10,300 people, is waning.
The report also says that the world’s slow reaction to Ebola resulted in 'horrendous consequences'.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied there was any change in visa policy for West African applicants.
Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have borne the brunt of the 20,000 infections and nearly 8,000 deaths.
The Ebola outbreak has killed over 7,900 people with more than 20,000 cases recorded.
The virus is still spreading intensely in Sierra Leone, especially in the north and west.
Victor Willoughby contracted the virus after treating a man with organ-related problems.
A Parliamentary committee has said the WHO and donors responded too slowly to the outbreak.
The WHO said on Wednesday that it had sent a response team to the diamond-rich Kono district.
The Right to Care non-profit organisation says the process will start in January.
The World Bank said growth estimates for the three countries hardest hit by Ebola had tumbled since October.
She said Africans have forgotten the lessons learnt from the HIV/Aids pandemic.
A doctor who treated the patient that sparked a 2nd wave of Ebola in Mali has died.
An American man who recently visited only SA says he was turned away by his doctor over fears of Ebola.
Sierra Leone surgeon Martin Salia was flown to a Nebraska hospital & is sicker than previous patients.
Health workers are in Liberia where a new Ebola clinic has been built & is fully run by Chinese personnel.
The World Health Organisation says the disease has now claimed at least 5,160 lives.