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23 Aug 2022

New Ebola case linked to previous outbreak reported in Congo, patient dead

Congo has confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus. The 46-year-old patient was admitted to hospital in late July and died on August 15. More than 130 high-risk contacts have been identified, of which over 50 remain at large.

05 Nov 2017

Red Cross admits to $6-million fraud during Ebola outbreak

The Ebola virus killed more than 11,300 people and infected an estimated 29,000, mainly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

19 Jun 2017

Newly-developed experimental Ebola vaccine found to be safe in humans!

Only mild to moderate side-effects were seen, with only three severe reactions, including headache, diarrhoea and fatigue, which were completely resolved, the researchers said.

18 May 2017

400 contacts being traced in Congo's Ebola outbreak: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thrusday said that health workers are monitoring more than 400 people amid an Ebola outbreak in a remote corner of Congo where already three deaths have been blamed on the deadly virus.

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15 May 2017

Ebola returns to Congo: WHO assessing extent of outbreak; things to know about the disease

WHO Regional Director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti on May 13 visited Kinshasa to discuss with national authorities and partners ways to mount a rapid, effective and coherent response in order to stop the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

23 Dec 2016

Vaccine to combat deadly Ebola virus developed; found 100 percent effective in human trials!

The vaccine is the first to prevent infection from one of the most lethal known pathogens, according to the results published in The Lancet journal.

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08 Jun 2016

Sexual transmission of Ebola may reignite outbreaks

The potential for sexual transmission is high for three to four months after the Ebola

16 May 2016

Confirmed! Ebola virus persists in semen 9 months after recovery

The results recall the importance of monitoring survivors in order to prevent the risks of new epidemic outbreaks.

30 Mar 2016

Ebola no longer poses global health risk: WHO

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is no longer a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

15 Jan 2016

WHO confirms death from Ebola in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone was declared Ebola-free on November 7, last year but remained under a 90-day period of enhanced surveillance to ensure no hidden chains of transmission have been missed.

14 Jan 2016

WHO to declare Ebola outbreak over, as Liberia gets all-clear

The two-year Ebola epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people across west Africa and triggered a global health scare is to be declared over Thursday, with Liberia the last country expecting the all-clear.

20 Nov 2015

Three new confirmed cases in previously Ebola-free Liberia: WHO

WHO said the first confirmed case in the new outbreak was a 10-year-old boy who fell sick on November 14 and was hospitalised in the capital Monrovia three days later.

13 Oct 2015

Ebola treatment beds prevented 40,000 deaths in Sierra Leone: Study

With many cases in Sierra Leone potentially going unreported, the real figure is likely to be much higher, the study said.

07 Oct 2015

WHO hails first full week with no new Ebola cases since March 2014

No new Ebola cases were confirmed last week, marking the first full week without fresh cases of the deadly disease in a year an a half, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

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