Senegal's health minister has confirmed a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country to be affected by the outbreak. via BBC News - Ebola outbreak: Senegal confirms first case. …
Ghana to serve as UN base for supplies bound for Ebola countries
The United Nations will use Ghana as a base for supplies bound for countries stricken by an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 1,550 people in West Africa, the Ghanaian presidency said in a …
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Ebola outbreak: West Africans back lifting travel bans
West African health ministers have called for travel restrictions imposed to combat Ebola to be lifted. via BBC News - Ebola outbreak: West Africans back lifting travel bans. …
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Doctor dies of Ebola in Nigeria’s oil hub Port Harcourt
A doctor in Nigeria's oil industry hub of Port Harcourt has died from Ebola fever, after he was infected by man linked to the first case in Africa's most populous country, the Health Ministry said on …
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Iceland volcano: New quakes raise concern over large eruption
A volcanic system close to Iceland's Bardarbunga's volcano was hit by a magnitude 4.5 earthquake in the early hours of Wednesday. via BBC News - Iceland volcano: New quakes raise concern over large …
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Ebola outbreak: Nigeria closes all schools until October
All schools in Nigeria have been ordered to remain shut until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. via BBC News - Ebola outbreak: Nigeria closes all …
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WHO shuts Sierra Leone lab after worker infected with Ebola
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it had shut a laboratory in Sierra Leone after a health worker there was infected with Ebola, a move that may hamper efforts to boost the global …
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Japan ready to offer flu drug for Ebola treatment
Japan said Monday it is ready to provide a Japanese-developed anti-influenza drug as a possible treatment for the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak. via Japan ready to offer flu drug for Ebola …
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Ebola outbreak confirmed by DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed that an outbreak of haemorrhagic fever in the north of the country has been identified as Ebola. via BBC News - Ebola outbreak confirmed by DR Congo. …
British Ebola victim flown home as Congo finds new outbreak
A British medical worker was flown home from West Africa on Sunday after becoming the first Briton infected in an Ebola epidemic, and a separate new outbreak of the disease was detected in Democratic …
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