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Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone Quarantines 31 Health Workers
Authorities in Sierra Leone quarantined three doctors and 28 nurses in the capital Freetown when a mother tested positive for Ebola after giving birth, the health ministry said today.
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Ebola Epidemic was Disaster for Malaria Control: Study
Untreated malaria in Guinea surged as a result of the Ebola scare and probably caused far more deaths than the dreaded haemorrhagic fever itself, doctors reported today.
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Ebola Could Hit Again and We Would Hardly Do Better, Says Head of the Medical Charity, Doctors Without Borders
The Ebola epidemic could flare up again in West Africa and health authorities are no better equipped to control it than they were a year ago, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Saturday.
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Ebola Drug Trial in Guinea 'Encouraging': Researchers
An Ebola candidate treatment yielded "encouraging" results in an early-stage trial with 80 patients in Guinea, the French government and medical research agency Inserm said today.
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US Healthcare Worker Under Watch After Ebola Exposure
An American healthcare worker who has been in Sierra Leone will be placed under close observation at a Nebraska hospital after high-risk exposure to the Ebola virus, doctors said on Saturday.
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Italy Doctor With Ebola Has Recovered: Reports
An Italian doctor who contracted Ebola in west Africa has recovered from the disease after undergoing experimental treatment, local media reported on Thursday.
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Ebola Returns to Europe with First Case Diagnosed in Britain
A healthcare worker recently back from Sierra Leone was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday by doctors in Scotland's largest city, the first diagnosis of the deadly virus in Britain during the current outbreak.
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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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International Monetary Fund Policies Criticised Over Ebola Outbreak
International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by Ebola underfunded and lacking doctors, and hampered a coordinated response to the outbreak, researchers said on Monday.
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Sierra Leone's Leading Doctor Dies of Ebola
Sierra Leone's leading doctor died of Ebola on Thursday, hours after the arrival in the country of an experimental drug that could have been used to treat him, the government's chief medical officer said.
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US Doctor Gives First Interview Since Surviving Ebola
A US doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and survived after weeks of intensive treatment in Atlanta is speaking out for the first time in an interview published Sunday.
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Tenth Sierra Leone Doctor Dies of Ebola
A tenth doctor has died after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the government said on Sunday, increasing alarm over the safety of medics battling the deadly epidemic.
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Taiwanese Man Faces Fine Over False Ebola Report
A Taiwanese man faces a fine after telling doctors he had travelled to Africa and had symptoms of Ebola, sparking emergency quarantine measures at a hospital, officials said Sunday.
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Two Sierra Leone Ebola Doctors Die in One Day
Two doctors have died on the same day after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the government said on Saturday, bringing to nine the number of medics killed by the virus.
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Doctor Martin Salia, Who Died of Ebola Hailed as Hero
Dr. Martin Salia didn't get into the medical profession to get rich, and even though he was a permanent US resident, he chose to work in his native Sierra Leone because the need for surgeons there was so great.
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Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone Quarantines 31 Health Workers
Authorities in Sierra Leone quarantined three doctors and 28 nurses in the capital Freetown when a mother tested positive for Ebola after giving birth, the health ministry said today.
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Ebola Epidemic was Disaster for Malaria Control: Study
Untreated malaria in Guinea surged as a result of the Ebola scare and probably caused far more deaths than the dreaded haemorrhagic fever itself, doctors reported today.
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Ebola Could Hit Again and We Would Hardly Do Better, Says Head of the Medical Charity, Doctors Without Borders
The Ebola epidemic could flare up again in West Africa and health authorities are no better equipped to control it than they were a year ago, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Saturday.
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Ebola Drug Trial in Guinea 'Encouraging': Researchers
An Ebola candidate treatment yielded "encouraging" results in an early-stage trial with 80 patients in Guinea, the French government and medical research agency Inserm said today.
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US Healthcare Worker Under Watch After Ebola Exposure
An American healthcare worker who has been in Sierra Leone will be placed under close observation at a Nebraska hospital after high-risk exposure to the Ebola virus, doctors said on Saturday.
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Italy Doctor With Ebola Has Recovered: Reports
An Italian doctor who contracted Ebola in west Africa has recovered from the disease after undergoing experimental treatment, local media reported on Thursday.
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Ebola Returns to Europe with First Case Diagnosed in Britain
A healthcare worker recently back from Sierra Leone was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday by doctors in Scotland's largest city, the first diagnosis of the deadly virus in Britain during the current outbreak.
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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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International Monetary Fund Policies Criticised Over Ebola Outbreak
International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by Ebola underfunded and lacking doctors, and hampered a coordinated response to the outbreak, researchers said on Monday.
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Sierra Leone's Leading Doctor Dies of Ebola
Sierra Leone's leading doctor died of Ebola on Thursday, hours after the arrival in the country of an experimental drug that could have been used to treat him, the government's chief medical officer said.
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US Doctor Gives First Interview Since Surviving Ebola
A US doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and survived after weeks of intensive treatment in Atlanta is speaking out for the first time in an interview published Sunday.
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Tenth Sierra Leone Doctor Dies of Ebola
A tenth doctor has died after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the government said on Sunday, increasing alarm over the safety of medics battling the deadly epidemic.
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Taiwanese Man Faces Fine Over False Ebola Report
A Taiwanese man faces a fine after telling doctors he had travelled to Africa and had symptoms of Ebola, sparking emergency quarantine measures at a hospital, officials said Sunday.
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Two Sierra Leone Ebola Doctors Die in One Day
Two doctors have died on the same day after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone, the government said on Saturday, bringing to nine the number of medics killed by the virus.
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Doctor Martin Salia, Who Died of Ebola Hailed as Hero
Dr. Martin Salia didn't get into the medical profession to get rich, and even though he was a permanent US resident, he chose to work in his native Sierra Leone because the need for surgeons there was so great.
