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Lab Holding Ebola Virus In Congo's Goma At Risk Amid Fighting: Red Cross
The Red Cross voiced alarm Tuesday over the risk that fighting in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma could cause samples of Ebola and other pathogens held in a laboratory to escape.
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Ebola Virus Lasts In Semen For Up To 565 Days: Study
The largest analysis yet has found Ebola virus particles present in semen as long as 565 days after recovery from an infection, highlighting the potential role of sex in sparking another outbreak, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Sierra Leone, Liberia Risk Ebola-Like Outbreaks From Poor Sanitation
Sierra Leone and Liberia risk new deadly epidemics akin to the impact of the Ebola virus due to lack of clean water and hygienic conditions in most homes, an NGO warned Tuesday.
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New Form Of Ebola Virus May Cause Disease In Humans
The Reston virus, a member of the Ebola virus family which is known to circulate in domestic pigs in Asia, may acquire the few mutations necessary to cause disease in humans and to develop into a novel health threat, researchers have warned.
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'Low' Risk Of Getting Ebola From Survivor: Study
The risk of catching Ebola from a survivor is generally low since the virus disappears from the blood within weeks, but it may persist in semen for many months, researchers said Monday.
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Lives At Risk Unless WHO Reforms: UN Report
The World Health Organization needs urgent reform to boost its ability to respond to crises, and failure to act now could cost thousands of lives, according to an advance copy of a high-level U.N. report.
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West Africa At Highest Risk Of Bat-To-Human Virus Spread: Study
Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from bat viruses jumping to humans and causing new diseases that could lead to deadly outbreaks, scientists warned today.
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Britain's Queen 'Worried Ebola Could Eclipse Malaria'
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has voiced concerns that malaria risks being sidelined because of the focus on the Ebola virus, a medical professor said after meeting the monarch on Tuesday.
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Brent Slips Towards $86 as New York Ebola Case Hits Risk Appetite
The first confirmed case in America's largest city has renewed fears about the spread of the virus, prompting a tumble in US stock futures, while Asian shares also lost ground.
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Ebola Crisis Putting Pregnant Women, Infants Lives at Risk: United Nations
The Ebola crisis is putting the lives of pregnant woman and infants at risk with the spread of the virus in West Africa eroding health services needed for a safe birth and postnatal care, a United Nations official said on Thursday.
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Extreme Measures: US Hospitals Take on Ebola, But at What Risk?
The infection of two US healthcare workers who cared for a dying Ebola patient in Dallas is challenging assumptions about how to protect Western medical workers who perform advanced, life-saving procedures that may increase their risk of exposure.
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US to be 'More Aggressive' in Monitoring Ebola Response: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged a "much more aggressive" response at home to the Ebola threat, and insisted that the risk of a serious outbreak on US soil was low.
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US Identifies 76 Health Care Workers at Risk for Ebola
A total of 76 health care workers may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus while caring for a Liberian patient in a Dallas hospital, US health authorities said on Tuesday.
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Other Caregivers at Risk of Exposure to Ebola: US Health Officials
A "breach of protocol" at the hospital where Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan was treated before his death led to the infection of a health care worker with the deadly virus, and other caregivers could potentially be exposed, federal health officials said on Sunday.
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US Warns Ebola Could Become Next AIDS Amid Fears for Infected Spanish Nurse
A top US health official urged swift action on Thursday to prevent the deadly Ebola virus from becoming the next AIDS epidemic, while a Spanish nurse was at "serious risk" of dying.
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Lab Holding Ebola Virus In Congo's Goma At Risk Amid Fighting: Red Cross
The Red Cross voiced alarm Tuesday over the risk that fighting in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma could cause samples of Ebola and other pathogens held in a laboratory to escape.
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Ebola Virus Lasts In Semen For Up To 565 Days: Study
The largest analysis yet has found Ebola virus particles present in semen as long as 565 days after recovery from an infection, highlighting the potential role of sex in sparking another outbreak, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Sierra Leone, Liberia Risk Ebola-Like Outbreaks From Poor Sanitation
Sierra Leone and Liberia risk new deadly epidemics akin to the impact of the Ebola virus due to lack of clean water and hygienic conditions in most homes, an NGO warned Tuesday.
-
New Form Of Ebola Virus May Cause Disease In Humans
The Reston virus, a member of the Ebola virus family which is known to circulate in domestic pigs in Asia, may acquire the few mutations necessary to cause disease in humans and to develop into a novel health threat, researchers have warned.
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'Low' Risk Of Getting Ebola From Survivor: Study
The risk of catching Ebola from a survivor is generally low since the virus disappears from the blood within weeks, but it may persist in semen for many months, researchers said Monday.
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Lives At Risk Unless WHO Reforms: UN Report
The World Health Organization needs urgent reform to boost its ability to respond to crises, and failure to act now could cost thousands of lives, according to an advance copy of a high-level U.N. report.
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West Africa At Highest Risk Of Bat-To-Human Virus Spread: Study
Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia are most at risk from bat viruses jumping to humans and causing new diseases that could lead to deadly outbreaks, scientists warned today.
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Britain's Queen 'Worried Ebola Could Eclipse Malaria'
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has voiced concerns that malaria risks being sidelined because of the focus on the Ebola virus, a medical professor said after meeting the monarch on Tuesday.
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Brent Slips Towards $86 as New York Ebola Case Hits Risk Appetite
The first confirmed case in America's largest city has renewed fears about the spread of the virus, prompting a tumble in US stock futures, while Asian shares also lost ground.
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Ebola Crisis Putting Pregnant Women, Infants Lives at Risk: United Nations
The Ebola crisis is putting the lives of pregnant woman and infants at risk with the spread of the virus in West Africa eroding health services needed for a safe birth and postnatal care, a United Nations official said on Thursday.
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Extreme Measures: US Hospitals Take on Ebola, But at What Risk?
The infection of two US healthcare workers who cared for a dying Ebola patient in Dallas is challenging assumptions about how to protect Western medical workers who perform advanced, life-saving procedures that may increase their risk of exposure.
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US to be 'More Aggressive' in Monitoring Ebola Response: Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged a "much more aggressive" response at home to the Ebola threat, and insisted that the risk of a serious outbreak on US soil was low.
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US Identifies 76 Health Care Workers at Risk for Ebola
A total of 76 health care workers may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus while caring for a Liberian patient in a Dallas hospital, US health authorities said on Tuesday.
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Other Caregivers at Risk of Exposure to Ebola: US Health Officials
A "breach of protocol" at the hospital where Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan was treated before his death led to the infection of a health care worker with the deadly virus, and other caregivers could potentially be exposed, federal health officials said on Sunday.
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US Warns Ebola Could Become Next AIDS Amid Fears for Infected Spanish Nurse
A top US health official urged swift action on Thursday to prevent the deadly Ebola virus from becoming the next AIDS epidemic, while a Spanish nurse was at "serious risk" of dying.
