The Ebola virus has plagued the West Africa in the past few years and a recent death indicates the possibility of a flare-up spreading in Guinea. A total of five people have died in southeast Guinea since March 17 and an estimated 816 people who have come into contact with the Ebola victims are set to be quarantined for safety.
Sierra Leone health officials have confirmed a second Ebola case on Thursday, a week after the World Health Organization declared that West Africa is free from the deadly virus. The new victim currently under quarantine is a relative of the young woman who died back on Jan. 12 and one of the people who prepared her corpse for a traditional funeral.
A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that West Africa is Ebola-free, a young woman from Freetown, Sierra Leone was confirmed to have died of the deadly virus. A total of 109 individuals who have come in contract with the woman are under quarantine with 28 of them considered as high-risk patients, per Reuters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday during a weekly cabinet meeting that they have finally developed the first and effective vaccine against the Ebola virus. However, many health officials and experts from around the world immediately doubted Putin's claim.
In Liberia, a west African country that declared itself free of Ebola seven weeks ago, a 17-year-old male in the city of Nidonwin was found dead from the virus.
Fearing the spread of the Ebola virus, Nicaraguan authorities have asked for a U.S. embassy worker believed to be infected to leave the country. The embassy denies the man is infected but he has been quarantined.
Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urged the United States and other outside countries to continue their support as the nation recovers from the Ebola epidemic, Yahoo! News reports according to the Associated Press.
Foreign runners will not be allowed to compete in the annual Pyongyang marathon this year as North Korea is limiting participation to its own citizens. The decision was apparently made over concerns over the Ebola virus, which North Korean state media have suggested was created by the U.S. military as a biological weapon.
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations is coming to a close. 16 countries have met in Equatorial Guinea, and just two remain. Ivory Coast and Ghana will play each other in the championship game where the winner will be crowned champion of African soccer.
Survivors of Ebola have been dealing with severe side effects from the illness, and now a report shows people who've fought the deadly Ebola disease are now experiencing a number of additional health issues.
The first batch of Ebola vaccines were shipped to Liberia on Friday. Vaccine developer, GlaxoSmithKline, expects to eventually send 30,000 Ebola vaccines. The first clinical trials will be on people with the most risk of developing the illness¬-frontline health workers.
ISIS fighters are being evaluated by the World Health Organization for the deadly virus. Sick jihadis are being tested for Ebola. ISIS fighters are being evaluated by the World Health Organization for the deadly virus.
Pauline Cafferkey is undergoing two experimental treatments in the U.K. after she was diagnosed with Ebola. The treatments are considered experimental but her condition remains stable.
The global death toll in West Africa caused by the Ebola epidemic continues to soar. The global death toll in West Africa caused by the Ebola epidemic continues to soar.
Internet users across the globe were most fascinated and consumed with searching about the death of Robin Williams, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and Ebola, according to Google's annual list of the most popular search terms in the past year.
After several delays in hearings, the Liberian Supreme Court decided Saturday to refuse to halt Senate elections scheduled for Tuesday, according to the The New York Times. A petition had been filed to halt the vote because of the Ebola crisis.
