Articles filed under Ebola
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Obama says US has 'risen to the challenge' of fighting EbolaFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama heralded a "new phase in the fight" against Ebola on Wednesday and said progress against the outbreak in West Africa will allow ...
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Obama to withdraw most US military troops fighting Ebola outbreak in West AfricaFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama to withdraw most US military troops fighting Ebola outbreak in West Africa. ...
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US withdrawing most troops fighting Ebola in West AfricaFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is preparing to withdraw nearly all of its troops fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the White House said Tuesday, as the gl...
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Persevering past roadblocks to build promising Ebola vaccineFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - It took 16 years of twists and turns. Over and over, Dr. Nancy Sullivan thought she was close to an Ebola vaccine, only to see the next experiment fail...
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Researchers: IMF policies hindered Ebola responseDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - YORK, England - Professors from three leading British universities say International Monetary Fund policies favoring international debt repayment over social spending co...
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Experts: 2014 was a busy, black-eye year for disease controlDec 29, 2014 4:55 am - NEW YORK - Health officials are celebrating some important victories in 2014, and Time magazine even named Ebola fighters the persons of the year. Nevertheless, this was...
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CDC monitoring tech for possible Ebola exposureDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - ATLANTA - A laboratory technician at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was being monitored Wednesday for possible accidental exposure to the Ebola virus tha...
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Report: Ebola survival improving in Sierra LeoneDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - 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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Sierra Leone urges safe burials to stem EbolaDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - DAKAR, Senegal - The radio announcement is chilling and blunt: "If I die, I want the deaths to stop with me." Dr. Desmond Williams continues: "I want to give my family t...
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Child being observed for Ebola symptoms after arriving at O'HareDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - Doctors are monitoring a child for Ebola virus symptoms after the youngster arrived at O'Hare International Airport with a fever. The child, who is in stable condition, ...