Ebola In Guinea
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5 Points On Marburg Virus And New Outbreak In African Country
The WHO held an emergency meeting after nine people died from the an outbreak of the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea. It causes infection as deadly as Ebola, and the outbreak-hit province has been placed under quarantine.
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1st West African Case Of Deadly Marburg Virus Detected: WHO
Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that's related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans.
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3 Years After Ebola Outbreak Declared In Guinea, Survivors Still Suffer
Three years after the world's worst recorded Ebola outbreak was first declared in Guinea, hundreds of survivors who suffer from physical and mental health problems are struggling to access care, a medical charity said on Friday.
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Last Known Ebola Patient Discharged In Guinea
Guinea's health authorities and the medical charity treating the last known Ebola patient in the country said Wednesday he had been discharged after successfully recovering from the disease.
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Liberia Says Latest Ebola Fatality Travelled To Guinea
A woman who died of Ebola this week in Liberia, months after it was declared Ebola-free, had travelled to Guinea with her three children, one of whom is also sick, the health ministry said Sunday.
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As Ebola Flares Up, Guinea Plans To Vaccinate Contacts Of Survivors
Guinea will soon vaccinate people who have come into contact with more than 500 men who have recovered from Ebola, a senior health official said, the first time it has vaccinated the contacts of survivors.
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Liberia Suffers New Ebola Death, Months After Outbreak Declared Over
A woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the West African nation was declared free of the virus and weeks after neighbouring Guinea also recorded a new flare-up, health officials said today.
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People Killed Due To Guinea Ebola Outbreak Rises To 7
A resurgence of Ebola in a rural Guinean community has killed seven people, health officials said Wednesday, even as the World Health Organization voiced confidence that remaining isolated cases could be contained.
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Guinea Government Says 2 People Have Died From Ebola
Two people from the same family have died from Ebola in Guinea, the government said Thursday, as the WHO declared a flare-up of the virus in neighbouring Sierra Leone over.
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Guinea Says 2 People Tested Positive For Ebola
Two people in Guinea have tested positive for Ebola, the spokesman for the National Coordination of the Fight Against Ebola said on Thursday, hours after the World Health Organization declared Sierra Leone's latest breakout was over.
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WHO To Declare Ebola Outbreak Over With Liberia In The Clear
The two-year Ebola epidemic which laid waste to communities across west Africa and killed more than 11,000 people is due to be declared over Friday with Liberia expecting the all-clear.
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Guinea Declared Free Of Ebola, Step To End Spread Of Disease
Guinea was declared Ebola-free on Tuesday, a huge step in the fight against the world's largest Ebola epidemic.
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Ebola Outbreak In Guinea Is Over: World Health Organisation
The UN's health agency today declared Guinea's Ebola outbreak over two years after it emerged, spreading death across west Africa and pushing the region's worst-hit communities to the brink of collapse.
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Ebola: Profile Of A Prolific Killer
The worst outbreak of Ebola started in December 2013 in southern Guinea before spreading to two neighbouring west African countries. It has killed more than 11,300 people, out of 29,000 registered cases, according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates.
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Guinea Says Has No Ebola Cases After Last Patient Recovers
Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 19-day-old baby boy, has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital Conakry, a health official said on Monday.
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5 Points On Marburg Virus And New Outbreak In African Country
The WHO held an emergency meeting after nine people died from the an outbreak of the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea. It causes infection as deadly as Ebola, and the outbreak-hit province has been placed under quarantine.
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1st West African Case Of Deadly Marburg Virus Detected: WHO
Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, the first recorded in West Africa of the lethal virus that's related to Ebola and, like Covid-19, passed from animal hosts to humans.
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3 Years After Ebola Outbreak Declared In Guinea, Survivors Still Suffer
Three years after the world's worst recorded Ebola outbreak was first declared in Guinea, hundreds of survivors who suffer from physical and mental health problems are struggling to access care, a medical charity said on Friday.
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Last Known Ebola Patient Discharged In Guinea
Guinea's health authorities and the medical charity treating the last known Ebola patient in the country said Wednesday he had been discharged after successfully recovering from the disease.
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Liberia Says Latest Ebola Fatality Travelled To Guinea
A woman who died of Ebola this week in Liberia, months after it was declared Ebola-free, had travelled to Guinea with her three children, one of whom is also sick, the health ministry said Sunday.
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As Ebola Flares Up, Guinea Plans To Vaccinate Contacts Of Survivors
Guinea will soon vaccinate people who have come into contact with more than 500 men who have recovered from Ebola, a senior health official said, the first time it has vaccinated the contacts of survivors.
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Liberia Suffers New Ebola Death, Months After Outbreak Declared Over
A woman has died of Ebola in Liberia, months after the West African nation was declared free of the virus and weeks after neighbouring Guinea also recorded a new flare-up, health officials said today.
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People Killed Due To Guinea Ebola Outbreak Rises To 7
A resurgence of Ebola in a rural Guinean community has killed seven people, health officials said Wednesday, even as the World Health Organization voiced confidence that remaining isolated cases could be contained.
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Guinea Government Says 2 People Have Died From Ebola
Two people from the same family have died from Ebola in Guinea, the government said Thursday, as the WHO declared a flare-up of the virus in neighbouring Sierra Leone over.
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Guinea Says 2 People Tested Positive For Ebola
Two people in Guinea have tested positive for Ebola, the spokesman for the National Coordination of the Fight Against Ebola said on Thursday, hours after the World Health Organization declared Sierra Leone's latest breakout was over.
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WHO To Declare Ebola Outbreak Over With Liberia In The Clear
The two-year Ebola epidemic which laid waste to communities across west Africa and killed more than 11,000 people is due to be declared over Friday with Liberia expecting the all-clear.
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Guinea Declared Free Of Ebola, Step To End Spread Of Disease
Guinea was declared Ebola-free on Tuesday, a huge step in the fight against the world's largest Ebola epidemic.
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Ebola Outbreak In Guinea Is Over: World Health Organisation
The UN's health agency today declared Guinea's Ebola outbreak over two years after it emerged, spreading death across west Africa and pushing the region's worst-hit communities to the brink of collapse.
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Ebola: Profile Of A Prolific Killer
The worst outbreak of Ebola started in December 2013 in southern Guinea before spreading to two neighbouring west African countries. It has killed more than 11,300 people, out of 29,000 registered cases, according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates.
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Guinea Says Has No Ebola Cases After Last Patient Recovers
Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 19-day-old baby boy, has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital Conakry, a health official said on Monday.
