Vanquishing a virus
On the occasion of World Immunization Week, we are close to making history, as Africa is on the verge of becoming polio-free, with no new cases reported in Nigeria for the past eight months.. Thanks to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI.
This drug blocks Ebola infection in mice, but its banned.
About 23,600 people have been infected with Ebola since the beginning of the outbreak in West Africa, according to the World Health Organization. Of those, 9,500 have died. To curb the outbreak, researchers have been��.
Unproven ebola drugs deemed ethical by the World Health.
Officials from the World Health Organization today said that experimental medications, like the one currently being used to treat some patients in the West Africa outbreak of the deadly ebola.
To Ebola freedom: 4 more days
Liberias Deputy Health Minister for Incident Management is breathlessly optimistic this time around, the country will complete the 42 days countdown to be declared Ebola freed this Saturday, May 9, 2015, nearly 14 months after the Ebola Virus Disease.
Someone may have caught Ebola through sex with a survivor
A woman in Liberia may have contracted Ebola through sex with a man who had recovered from the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say in a report this morning. The finding.
The Ebola epidemic could be over by January ��� or worse.
A fast, decisive response by the medical community could end the Ebola epidemic in January, says Tom Frieden, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. Already there have been more than 4,000 confirmed cases and almost 2,300 confirmed deaths from the disease, but those numbers are almost certainly underestimates, according to World Health Organization data published by the New England Journal of. The best of Verge Video��.
Only 40 percent of Ebola donations have been received by.
The current Ebola epidemic has infected over 22,000 people and has killed more than 8,500, according to the WHOs latest report.. This isnt all that surprising, Gr��pin says; international organizations often have better results scaling up their efforts and recruiting foreign medical teams than a country whose health system is decimated.. Update February 4th, 2:07PM: The Verge asked Karen Gr��pin to comment on the World Banks response to the BMJ study. This is��.
World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in Liberia is over
The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia today, The New York Times reports. During a press conference in the countrys capital, Monrovia, WHO officials said that 42 days (two maximum incubation .
Ebola could infect more than 20000 people by November, WHO says
Without more powerful disease control measures in West Africa, more than 20,000 people will be infected by November 2, according to a World Health Organization report. Previously, the WHO has warned that 20,000 could be infected before the disease is .
Two Americans in West Africa have ebola. Why arent they.
A doctor working for the World Health Organization (WHO) who contracted ebola may soon be taken to Hamburg, Germany at the organizations request. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has��.
Ebola Threat Diminishing in West Africa, Officials Say
TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- West Africas Ebola epidemic has slowed significantly, but health officials are hesitant to say the lethal virus is no longer a threat. Ebola infections have killed more than 8,600 people and sickened 21,000.
The Ebola epidemic is slowing in Africa, but its not yet controlled
Though the world has made progress in ending the Ebola epidemic, reports from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone suggest the fight against Ebola isnt over, according to correspondence from the World Health Organization published online today by The New.
Ebola outbreak spreads to Liberia after killing 70 in Guinea.
The World Health Organization has confirmed that an outbreak of the ebola virus that has killed 70 people in Guinea has spread to Liberia. Two cases of the disease have been reported in the country, and Reuters says that��.
West Africas Ebola outbreak is a global security issue, says.
The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has been underrated by the international community and now constitutes a challenge to global security, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. As the affected countries face. Countries on the verge of economic collapse. MEPs underline that the affected countries. causing more than 2,000 deaths. According to the World Health Organization, the number of patients could grow to over 20,000 over the next three months.
Only 40 percent of Ebola donations have been received by affected countries
Guineas Ministry of Health told the WHO about its Ebola outbreak in March 2013, but the WHO didnt declare a state of emergency until August. As a result, most organizations waited to donate to the cause. And because theres usually a long delay.
Sierra Leone official: Ebola may have reached peak | The.
The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, which has been surging in recent weeks, may have reached its peak and could be on the verge of slowing down, Sierra Leones information minister said Wednesday.. In its release of the latest figures on Wednesday, the World Health Organization said both Sierra Leone and Liberia appeared to be far behind the U.N.-set goal of isolating 70 percent of patients by Dec. 1, with only about 20 percent isolated in each country. Guinea��.
World Health Organization chief says latest ebola outbreak is moving too fast.
In a speech to three countries hit hard by an ebola outbreak, the director of the World Health Organization today said that efforts to halt the spread of the deadly virus have not been good enough. This is an unprecedented outbreak accompanied by .
Someone may have caught Ebola through sex with a survivor
A woman in Liberia may have contracted Ebola through sex with a man who had recovered from the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say in a report this morning. The finding isnt conclusive, but the CDC says its certainly.
RNA Ebola Drug Clears Animal Study
RNA Ebola Drug Clears Animal Study. The short interfering RNA-based therapy TKM-Ebola protects monkeys from the viral strain still circulating in West Africa. By Jef Akst. ���They showed universal protection in a highly lethal model three days after.
An experimental ebola treatment could be tested on the.
According to the World Health Organization, ebola has now infected 1,711 and led to 932 deaths across Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The outbreak has wreaked havoc in the region, with its presence in��.
Tracking the deadly ebola outbreak in West Africa | The Verge
Since the beginning of the current outbreak, Ebola has infected over 25,000 people and claimed the lives of 10,000 people, most of whom reside in West Africa. Ebola isnt. Continue reading ��... Officials from the World Health Organization today said that experimental medications, like the one currently being used to treat some patients in the West Africa outbreak of the deadly ebola virus, are ethically sound. A panel of 12 doctors, professors, and health advocates��.
Adamu and 10 Others in Court
Adamu Eze and 10 co-accused persons were yesterday arraigned in court, almost six months after they were arrested in Kono and detained at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba Road for allegedly obstructing the police and medical personnel in .
Rapid 15-minute Ebola test approved by World Health.
The World Health Organization has approved the first rapid test for detecting Ebola, providing health workers with a way to quickly identify patients who have been infected with the virus, reports T.
Officials in Liberia Say Ebola Has Put Nation on Verge of Collapse
. than half of the 2,400 deaths in West Africa) and a caseload of 2,046 (which is nearly half of West Africas total of 4,784), Liberia is where the deadly disease is doing the most damage. The World Health Organization said Monday that the cases in.
Bidding Farewell to the True Heroes, Front-Liners Ebola Burial Team.
An emotional farewell ceremony has been held for those considered as the true heroes, whose tremendous efforts in the national response against the Ebola Virus Disease have put the country on the verge of being declared Ebola free. The Liberian. We.
WHO says ebola outbreak may infect 20000 before it can be.
The World Health Organization says a total of more than 20000 people may be infected with ebola in West Africa before the virus is contained. The United Nations agency released a new roadmap for.
Local government comes to the aid of Athens as Greece seeks debt deal
ATHENS, Greece - Greeces governors and other local officials agreed on Saturday to lend the near-bankrupt central government funds to keep it afloat after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras assured them the loans were only a stop-gap measure. A decree was .
The state of the healthcare system 2015 - Aaron Motsoaledi
This relationship between health and the economy, as well as social and political stability, has been seen recently with the Ebola outbreak in the three most affected countries in West Africa: Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.. Yesterday health.
Ebola could infect more than 20,000 people by November.
Without more powerful disease control measures in West Africa, more than 20,000 people will be infected by November 2, according to a World Health Organization report. Previously, the WHO has warned that 20,000 could��.
Blood, drugs, and vaccines: stopping Ebola is a multi.
The World Health Organization recently told scientists that they should the use the blood of Ebola survivors to treat others. The announcement was surprising to some because researchers have yet to conduct a large-scale��.
The Ebola epidemic is slowing in Africa, but its not yet.
Though the world has made progress in ending the Ebola epidemic, reports from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone suggest the fight against Ebola isnt over, according to correspondence from the World Health Organization��.
Paper and Phones Could Soon Diagnose Ebola and HIV for $1
Diseases such as HIV and Ebola are on the verge of being diagnosed almost instantly using paper-based technology costing less than $1. The devices, known as biosensing platforms, are made from cheap materials including plastic film and cellulose paper.