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Ebola vaccine tests called "promising"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/11/2014
» Volunteers testing an experimental Ebola vaccine all developed encouraging antibodies in an early trial, but researchers caution it is still months away from possible use.
Ebola suspect found – healthy
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/11/2014
» The Sierra Leonean man who failed to report to health officials for monitoring for possible Ebola has been found healthy and without fever and he will leave Thailand today, a senior health official said on Tuesday.
Band Aid 30 declares war on Ebola
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2014
» Bob Geldof has once again brought together big stars like One Direction, Bono and Chris Martin to be featured in a video, this time for the new Band Aid single to raise money for anti-Ebola charities.
Ebola survivor: Spanish nurse tests negative
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/10/2014
» Not all Ebola victims die. A Spanish nurse who became the first person outside Africa to be infected with Ebola on Sunday tested negative for the virus.
Ebola: US health worker infected despite precautions
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/10/2014
» She was wearing full protective gear, a mask, gown and gloves, but somehow a Texas health worker who cared for a Liberian Ebola victim in Dallas became infected with the dreaded disease.
Ebola infections expected to rise dramatically
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/09/2014
» The Ebola epidemic is set to go from bad to worse. The World Health Organisation warned Monday that Liberia alone is likely to see thousands of new infections in coming weeks.
Ebola drug cures monkeys
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/08/2014
» ZMapp, which may or may not cure Ebola in humans, is very effective with monkeys, scientists report. Results in humans have been inconclusive, but the monkey findings give new hope the drug will one day be a cure for the deadly disease.
Ebola, some good news mixed with the bad
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/08/2014
» The news of the dreaded Ebola virus remains grim, but there has been some good news involving survivors. Here in Thailand, a woman returning from West Africa has been cleared by doctors.
Ebola deadly, but not a cause for panic, says its discoverer
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/07/2014
» The Ebola virus kills up to 90 percent of the people it infects, but its discoverer says a world-wide outbreak is very unlikely. He, himself, would not worry about sitting next to an infected person on a train.