Articles filed under Ebola
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Sierra Leone has 2nd Ebola case after epidemic believed overJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - A second case of Ebola emerged in Sierra Leone after health officials thought the epidemic was over, with a close relative of the first vic...
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Global Vaccine promises $5 million to develop Ebola vaccineJan 20, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The global vaccine alliance GAVI says it will donate $5 million toward developing the leading Ebola vaccine, hoping that it will be approved by a regulator...
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Sierra Leone identifies more than 100 contacts in Ebola caseJan 18, 2016 6:00 am - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - Sierra Leone has identified more than 100 contacts of a new Ebola case that emerged in the West African nation's north last week, and 28 of...
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New Jersey wants lawsuit from Ebola-quarantined nurse tossedJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Lawyers for Gov. Chris Christie and state health officials asked a judge Friday to throw out a lawsuit from a nurse who was quarantined because she ...
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New Ebola case emerges in setback for Sierra LeoneJan 15, 2016 6:00 am - FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - A woman who died this week in Sierra Leone tested positive for Ebola, officials said Friday, a setback for the region that comes only a day...
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World Health Organization declares Liberia free of EbolaJan 14, 2016 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization has formally announced the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, joining Sierra Leone and Guinea - the epicenters of the late...
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Study: Ebola survivors' blood didn't help patients in GuineaJan 06, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Giving the blood of Ebola survivors to patients didn't seem to make a difference, doctors found in the biggest study so far on the approach, prompting some...
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Ebola-free Guinea clear for international soccer matchesJan 04, 2016 6:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - The African soccer confederation says it has ended a ban on Guinea hosting international matches after the country was declared free of Ebola. Health concer...
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Guinea declared free of Ebola, step to end spread of diseaseDec 29, 2015 6:00 am - CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak over in Guinea Tuesday, a huge step in the fight against the world's largest epidemic an...
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Liberia releases last known Ebola patientsDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Liberia has discharged its last two known Ebola patients from a treatment center, beginning its third countdown to become free from transmission...