Health care worker who was infected in Sierra Leone and moved to a hospital in Rome for treatment. Doctors were surprised to discover the virus in the lower respiratory tract.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A U.S. healthcare worker who may have been exposed to Ebola in West Africa is currently being monitored at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The patient, who has not been identified, arrived from a West African country early on Thursday for testing and observation, the hospital said.
A doctor from Italy working for a nongovernmental organization tested positive for Ebola while in Sierra Leone. He will be flown to Rome for treatment, according to authorities Monday.
Ebola remains a significant health crisis in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the Ebola epidemic death toll has risen to nearly 5,500 out of 15,351 cases identified in eight countries, reports Huffington Post.
The United States will receive its tenth medical patient diagnosed with Ebola Saturday afternoon. The United States will receive its tenth medical patient diagnosed with Ebola Saturday afternoon.
On Wednesday, the health ministry announced that a nurse died in the Malian capital of Bamako, becoming the second victim to fall fatally ill from the disease in the country, reports BBC.
Drug industry's greed responsible for nearly 5,000 Ebola deaths, WHO says The greed of the pharmaceutical industry has once again been identified as the source for a major roadblock, this time dealing with the lack of a cure for the Ebola virus.
Bats both blamed and possibly holder of a cure for Ebola The same animal responsible for spreading the Ebola virus may hold the cure as well, scientists in the U.
According to Reuters, the United Nations declared that the shortage of food and basic goods is driving some in quarantine zones to leavedespite the growing number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone as the country lacks treatment centers.
