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.
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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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New Ebola infections continue to drop
The figures are a further indication that the outbreak, which has killed more than 10,300 people, is waning.
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MSF report: Ebola epidemic not yet over
The report also says that the world’s slow reaction to Ebola resulted in 'horrendous consequences'.
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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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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 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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Health workers to be sent to fight Ebola
The Right to Care non-profit organisation says the process will start in January.
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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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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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Critically ill Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola lands in America
Sierra Leone surgeon Martin Salia was flown to a Nebraska hospital & is sicker than previous patients.
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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.
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Ebola death toll tops 5,000
The World Health Organisation says the disease has now claimed at least 5,160 lives.
