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US Ebola lab shutdown after safety breach
Published on 15/05/2025
» A United States government laboratory in Maryland, which conducts research on deadly diseases such as ebola, has been closed following a safety breach caused by a dispute between two scientists.
Fast-tracking a Lassa fever vaccine
Oped, Published on 07/06/2023
» The Covid-19 pandemic may have exposed the vulnerability of the world's health systems, but it also led to a truly impressive achievement: The development and production of life-saving vaccines more quickly than ever before.
The mystery of Africa's low Covid death rates
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 03/04/2022
» FREETOWN, Sierra Leone: There are no Covid fears here.
Nigeria braces as coronavirus hits megacity Lagos
AFP, Published on 28/02/2020
» LAGOS - Nigeria's economic hub Lagos confirmed a case of new coronavirus on Friday, stirring memories of the fears sparked six years ago when West Africa's Ebola epidemic hit the chaotic megacity of 20 million.
Creativity in the Year of the Rat
Business, Published on 31/01/2020
» Last Saturday, we celebrated Chinese New Year and the arrival of the Year of the Rat, or to be more precise, the Metal Rat. The rat is the first of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac, so we are beginning a new cycle in this new decade. Today, let's explore what creative inspirations we may derive from the rat to succeed in the year ahead.
Nigeria struggles to contain dramatic spread of deadly Lassa fever
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» IRRUA, Nigeria: Nigeria is battling on two fronts against an unprecedented outbreak of Lassa fever, a cousin of Ebola, that has already killed 110 people this year.
World Bank creates pandemic insurance plan
AFP, Published on 21/05/2016
» SENDAI (JAPAN) - The World Bank announced Saturday a new program to mobilize funds quickly against virulent disease outbreaks after the world was caught unprepared in the 2014 Ebola disaster in West Africa.
Suspected Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria 'kills 40'
AFP, Published on 08/01/2016
» ABUJA - Forty people have died in Nigeria in a suspected outbreak of Lassa fever in 10 states across the country, Health Minister Isaac Adewole said Friday.
Japan lab to handle deadliest viruses for first time
AFP, Published on 04/08/2015
» TOKYO - A research lab in a Tokyo suburb will start handling some of the world's deadliest viruses for the first time, officials said Tuesday, after local opposition blocked it for decades.
Sierra Leone's 365 Ebola deaths traced back to one healer
AFP, Published on 20/08/2014
» KENEMA (SIERRA LEONE) - It has laid waste to the tribal chiefdoms of Sierra Leone, leaving hundreds dead, but the Ebola crisis began with just one healer's claims to special powers.