"The BBC has launched an Ebola public health information service on WhatsApp, aimed at users of the service in West Africa. The service will provide audio, text message alerts and images to help …
U.S. Ebola force continues to build in West Africa
"According to Williams, roughly 540 troops and Pentagon civilians of a planned 3,200 have arrived in the region, including Navy Seabees, a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response …
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These Web Sites Are Tracking the Spread of Ebola
"Clinicians, governments and humanitarian organizations fighting the Ebola virus can tap into online resources that range from clinical guidelines for health care workers to websites that crunch, map …
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Second health care worker tests positive for Ebola in Texas
"A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease, the Texas Department of State Health Services …
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Sixty Days To Beat Ebola, United Nations Warns
"The UN says the ebola outbreak must be controlled within 60 days or else the world faces an 'unprecedented' situation for which there is no plan. The United Nations made the stark warning as it …
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WHO: 10,000 New Ebola Cases per Week Could be Seen
"West Africa could face up to 10,000 new Ebola cases a week within two months, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, adding that the death rate in the current outbreak has risen to 70 …
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U.N. agency cuts food rations for 1 million Afghans over funding
"Funding shortfalls have forced the World Food Program (WFP) to cut rations for up to 1 million people in Afghanistan, an official said, an early sign that aid money may dwindle as the international …
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U.N. medic dies of Ebola in German hospital
"A U.N. medical official who caught Ebola while working in Liberia has died in the German hospital where he was being treated, the clinic in Leipzig said on Tuesday." Source: U.N. medic dies of Ebola …
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Some Ebola-Stricken African Families Pay Bribes for Fake Death Records
"Some of the teams sent to retrieve bodies of suspected Ebola victims here are collecting cash instead, allegedly accepting bribes to issue death certificates to families saying their loved ones died …
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Second Ebola case confirmed. Texas health worker wore ‘full’ protective gear
"In the first case of Ebola transmission in the United States, a Texas nurse who treated an Ebola-stricken Liberian man has tested positive for the deadly virus. The diagnosis was confirmed Sunday by …
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