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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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US Working With Pharmaceutical Firm On New Type Of Coronavirus Treatment
The United States is working with a pharmaceutical company to develop a treatment for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, using a class of drug that has boosted survival rates among Ebola patients, officials said Tuesday.
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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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White House, House Republicans Spar Over Zika, Ebola Funding
The White House said on Friday that it would be "profoundly unwise" to plow money set aside for Ebola-related projects into research and mitigation efforts for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as several top Republican lawmakers have requested.
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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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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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Slow Growth, Greek Crisis, Ebola on Menu as IMF, World Bank Meet
A sluggish global economy, the Greek debt crisis and continuing fallout of the Ebola epidemic will take focus beginning today when top finance officials gather for the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings.
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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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At Least 10 Americans Being Flown to US After Possible Ebola Exposure
At least 10 Americans possibly exposed to the deadly Ebola virus were being flown to the United States from Sierra Leone for observation, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.
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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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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 Vaccine is Safe, Say Researchers
Preliminary results from a clinical trial on an experimental Ebola vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline and the US National Institutes of Health suggest it is safe for use, researchers said on Wednesday.
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US Checks Dead Soldier for Possible Ebola Link
US authorities are conducting medical tests on an American soldier who was found dead after recently returning from a stint in West Africa, officials said Tuesday.
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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.
-
US Working With Pharmaceutical Firm On New Type Of Coronavirus Treatment
The United States is working with a pharmaceutical company to develop a treatment for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, using a class of drug that has boosted survival rates among Ebola patients, officials said Tuesday.
-
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.
-
White House, House Republicans Spar Over Zika, Ebola Funding
The White House said on Friday that it would be "profoundly unwise" to plow money set aside for Ebola-related projects into research and mitigation efforts for the mosquito-borne Zika virus as several top Republican lawmakers have requested.
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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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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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Slow Growth, Greek Crisis, Ebola on Menu as IMF, World Bank Meet
A sluggish global economy, the Greek debt crisis and continuing fallout of the Ebola epidemic will take focus beginning today when top finance officials gather for the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings.
-
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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At Least 10 Americans Being Flown to US After Possible Ebola Exposure
At least 10 Americans possibly exposed to the deadly Ebola virus were being flown to the United States from Sierra Leone for observation, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.
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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.
-
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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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 Vaccine is Safe, Say Researchers
Preliminary results from a clinical trial on an experimental Ebola vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline and the US National Institutes of Health suggest it is safe for use, researchers said on Wednesday.
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US Checks Dead Soldier for Possible Ebola Link
US authorities are conducting medical tests on an American soldier who was found dead after recently returning from a stint in West Africa, officials said Tuesday.
