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White House Finds Temporary Fix In Zika Funding Fight
The White House said on Wednesday it will redirect $589 million in funds to prepare for the Zika virus before the mosquito that carries it begins to emerge in the continental United States, but urged Congress to act quickly on its request for more money.
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US Congratulates Liberia Over Ebola Milestone
The United States on Saturday congratulated Liberia for stamping out its Ebola outbreak but warned the region could not rest until the disease was eradicated in neighboring Sierra Leone and Guinea.
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Nicaragua Quarantines US Embassy Staffer Over Ebola Fears
Nicaraguan authorities have quarantined a US embassy staffer who came into contact with Ebola patients in Liberia, the health ministry said Monday, urging Washington to send a plane to evacuate him.
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2 Experimental Ebola Vaccines Appear Safe Says United States Agency
Two experimental Ebola vaccines, tested in Liberia on more than 600 people in a phase 2 clinical trial appear to be safe, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said Thursday.
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American Healthcare Worker Tested Positive for Ebola Admitted to Hospital
An American healthcare worker who tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone was admitted on Friday to specialized hospital near the US capital for treatment, officials said.
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US Wraps Up Ebola Military Mission in Liberia
The United States staged a military ceremony on Thursday to end its five-month Ebola mission in Liberia, with the west African nation in recovery from the worst-ever outbreak of the virus.
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Barack Obama to Bring Back Most US Troops Fighting Ebola in Africa
US President Barack Obama is set to announce today that he will bring back nearly all of the 1,300 US troops deployed in West Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic by April 30, the White House said late on Tuesday.
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Ebola Reveals Shortcomings of African Solidarity
As Africa's leaders meet in Ethiopia to discuss the Ebola crisis, expectations of firm action will be tempered by criticism over the continent's poor record in the early stages of the epidemic.
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US Doctor Who Beat Ebola Heading Back to Liberia
The Massachusetts doctor who beat the Ebola virus he contracted while working in Liberia is returning to West Africa.
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After Turbulent 2014, Next Year May Be No Calmer
From financial crisis in Russia to cyber warfare with North Korea, 2014 has generated new flashpoints right into its final days, setting 2015 up to be just as turbulent.
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Ebola Survival Improving in Sierra Leone: Report
One year into the world's worst Ebola outbreak, doctors are reporting an encouraging sign: About 70 percent of patients in a hard-hit area of Sierra Leone now survive.
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Ebola in 2015 - End of the Line for a Killer?
After decades making brief, murderous forays from central Africa's forests, Ebola erupted into a global emergency in 2014, yet its success could spell its downfall as scientists scramble to relegate it to a footnote of medical history.
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Ebola Isolation at United States Base 'Pretty Much Vacation'
With plenty of flat screen TVs, game nights and even an outdoor fire pit, life in isolation for members of the US military who have returned from the Ebola mission in West Africa can look a lot like summer camp.
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US Army Base in Texas on Lockdown After Suspicious Vehicle Found
A lockdown was ordered at a US Army base in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday evening in what a military spokesman described as a "high security incident" while adding that there was "no threat."
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New York, Missouri Patients Test Negative for Ebola Virus
Two travelers who returned recently from separate West Africa trips tested negative for Ebola on Thursday at hospitals in New York and Missouri and will stay under observation while awaiting additional confirmation of the results, health officials said.
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White House Finds Temporary Fix In Zika Funding Fight
The White House said on Wednesday it will redirect $589 million in funds to prepare for the Zika virus before the mosquito that carries it begins to emerge in the continental United States, but urged Congress to act quickly on its request for more money.
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US Congratulates Liberia Over Ebola Milestone
The United States on Saturday congratulated Liberia for stamping out its Ebola outbreak but warned the region could not rest until the disease was eradicated in neighboring Sierra Leone and Guinea.
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Nicaragua Quarantines US Embassy Staffer Over Ebola Fears
Nicaraguan authorities have quarantined a US embassy staffer who came into contact with Ebola patients in Liberia, the health ministry said Monday, urging Washington to send a plane to evacuate him.
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2 Experimental Ebola Vaccines Appear Safe Says United States Agency
Two experimental Ebola vaccines, tested in Liberia on more than 600 people in a phase 2 clinical trial appear to be safe, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said Thursday.
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American Healthcare Worker Tested Positive for Ebola Admitted to Hospital
An American healthcare worker who tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone was admitted on Friday to specialized hospital near the US capital for treatment, officials said.
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US Wraps Up Ebola Military Mission in Liberia
The United States staged a military ceremony on Thursday to end its five-month Ebola mission in Liberia, with the west African nation in recovery from the worst-ever outbreak of the virus.
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Barack Obama to Bring Back Most US Troops Fighting Ebola in Africa
US President Barack Obama is set to announce today that he will bring back nearly all of the 1,300 US troops deployed in West Africa to fight the Ebola epidemic by April 30, the White House said late on Tuesday.
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Ebola Reveals Shortcomings of African Solidarity
As Africa's leaders meet in Ethiopia to discuss the Ebola crisis, expectations of firm action will be tempered by criticism over the continent's poor record in the early stages of the epidemic.
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US Doctor Who Beat Ebola Heading Back to Liberia
The Massachusetts doctor who beat the Ebola virus he contracted while working in Liberia is returning to West Africa.
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After Turbulent 2014, Next Year May Be No Calmer
From financial crisis in Russia to cyber warfare with North Korea, 2014 has generated new flashpoints right into its final days, setting 2015 up to be just as turbulent.
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Ebola Survival Improving in Sierra Leone: Report
One year into the world's worst Ebola outbreak, doctors are reporting an encouraging sign: About 70 percent of patients in a hard-hit area of Sierra Leone now survive.
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Ebola in 2015 - End of the Line for a Killer?
After decades making brief, murderous forays from central Africa's forests, Ebola erupted into a global emergency in 2014, yet its success could spell its downfall as scientists scramble to relegate it to a footnote of medical history.
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Ebola Isolation at United States Base 'Pretty Much Vacation'
With plenty of flat screen TVs, game nights and even an outdoor fire pit, life in isolation for members of the US military who have returned from the Ebola mission in West Africa can look a lot like summer camp.
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US Army Base in Texas on Lockdown After Suspicious Vehicle Found
A lockdown was ordered at a US Army base in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday evening in what a military spokesman described as a "high security incident" while adding that there was "no threat."
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New York, Missouri Patients Test Negative for Ebola Virus
Two travelers who returned recently from separate West Africa trips tested negative for Ebola on Thursday at hospitals in New York and Missouri and will stay under observation while awaiting additional confirmation of the results, health officials said.
