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US, European Union Call For "Full Commitment" From WHO To Prevent Sexual Violence
Western governments on Friday called for "full commitment" from the World Health Organization to prevent a repeat of rapes and sexual abuse allegedly committed by its workers sent to fight Ebola in DR Congo.
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Watch: Scientists Glue Tiny GPS Trackers On Bats That Carry Lethal Virus
A team of scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will track the movements of bats in the hopes that spying on their nightly escapades could help prevent the spread of one of the world's most dreaded diseases, Marburg virus.
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Inside The Secret US Stockpile Meant To Save Us All In A Bioterror Attack
The need for biodefense has become more clear in the wake of outbreaks of Ebola in West Africa, Zika in the Americas, devastating wildfires and hurricanes, and the poisonings of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia and former Russian spies in England with nerve and radiological agents.
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First Sexual Transmission of Ebola Virus Case Comes to Light
Using genomic analysis, researchers have found that a woman in Liberia contracted the deadly Ebola virus early this year after having sexual intercourse with a male survivor of the disease.
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Paper-Based Test Can Quickly Diagnose Ebola, Dengue
Researchers have developed a paper-based device that changes colour, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue, an advance that can help diagnose the diseases within minutes in remote, low-resource settings.
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Indian-Origin Researcher Helps in Ebola Vaccine Trials
An Indian-origin researcher has helped in identifying the kind of human trial that is most effective for testing Ebola vaccines so as to stop future outbreaks of the deadly virus.
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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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Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins in Sierra Leone
Thousands of healthcare workers in areas of Sierra Leone that are grappling with Ebola will now begin receiving an experimental vaccine against the often deadly virus, officials said Tuesday.
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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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US Ebola Patient 'Critical,' Says Hospital
The condition of an American healthcare worker who was sickened with Ebola in Sierra Leone has worsened and is now critical, hospital officials said Monday.
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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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Ebola-Hit Liberia No Longer America's Forgotten Stepchild
As Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visits the US Senate today to thank Americans for their pivotal role in the Ebola recovery, she will reflect on a sometimes fractious relationship spanning two centuries.
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World Health Organization Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test by Corgenix
The World Health Organization has approved the first rapid test for Ebola in a potential breakthrough for ending an epidemic that has killed almost 10,000 people in West Africa, it said today.
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US, European Union Call For "Full Commitment" From WHO To Prevent Sexual Violence
Western governments on Friday called for "full commitment" from the World Health Organization to prevent a repeat of rapes and sexual abuse allegedly committed by its workers sent to fight Ebola in DR Congo.
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Watch: Scientists Glue Tiny GPS Trackers On Bats That Carry Lethal Virus
A team of scientists from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will track the movements of bats in the hopes that spying on their nightly escapades could help prevent the spread of one of the world's most dreaded diseases, Marburg virus.
-
Inside The Secret US Stockpile Meant To Save Us All In A Bioterror Attack
The need for biodefense has become more clear in the wake of outbreaks of Ebola in West Africa, Zika in the Americas, devastating wildfires and hurricanes, and the poisonings of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia and former Russian spies in England with nerve and radiological agents.
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First Sexual Transmission of Ebola Virus Case Comes to Light
Using genomic analysis, researchers have found that a woman in Liberia contracted the deadly Ebola virus early this year after having sexual intercourse with a male survivor of the disease.
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Paper-Based Test Can Quickly Diagnose Ebola, Dengue
Researchers have developed a paper-based device that changes colour, depending on whether the patient has Ebola, yellow fever or dengue, an advance that can help diagnose the diseases within minutes in remote, low-resource settings.
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Indian-Origin Researcher Helps in Ebola Vaccine Trials
An Indian-origin researcher has helped in identifying the kind of human trial that is most effective for testing Ebola vaccines so as to stop future outbreaks of the deadly virus.
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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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Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins in Sierra Leone
Thousands of healthcare workers in areas of Sierra Leone that are grappling with Ebola will now begin receiving an experimental vaccine against the often deadly virus, officials said Tuesday.
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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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US Ebola Patient 'Critical,' Says Hospital
The condition of an American healthcare worker who was sickened with Ebola in Sierra Leone has worsened and is now critical, hospital officials said Monday.
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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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Ebola-Hit Liberia No Longer America's Forgotten Stepchild
As Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visits the US Senate today to thank Americans for their pivotal role in the Ebola recovery, she will reflect on a sometimes fractious relationship spanning two centuries.
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World Health Organization Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test by Corgenix
The World Health Organization has approved the first rapid test for Ebola in a potential breakthrough for ending an epidemic that has killed almost 10,000 people in West Africa, it said today.
