The Ebola outbreak, which began earlier this year in Guinea and is the worst in recorded history, has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people in West Africa.
Cuba sends more medical professionals to fight Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa Cuba announced it will be sending 300 more nurses to help fight the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, Reuters reported.
Afflicted African countries have asked for international help U. S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday will outline his plan to help African countries battle the worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history.
Big Pharma criticized for profit-making mindset in case of Ebola vaccine Big Pharma is under attack for preventing a widespread vaccine for Ebola to be on the market, since they determined there was no "business case" for it, The Independent reported.
The country will enact a three-day lockdown to assess who is infected and prevent the spread of the disease, despite protests from international health organizations.
Doctor is the third American to contract Ebola in Liberia A doctor who contracted Ebola while offering aid in Liberia arrived on Friday at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha to receive treatment for the disease that is ravaging West Africa.
The deadly virus continues to spread in West Africa Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said that officials in Africa have begun to think about the ongoing Ebola outbreak as a world problem, rather than a localized issue.
The worst-ever Ebola outbreak continues to spread The West African Ebola outbreak has already infected more than 3,000 people and killed more than 1,500 of them, but the World Health Organization said the virus could infect more than 20,000 people before it's brought under control.
Economic effect of Ebola virus increasingly apparent in affected countries The economic effect of the Ebola virus is starting to be seen as crops rot in the fields, mines are abandoned and goods cannot get to market, AFP reports.
First British health worker infected by Ebola virus while working Sierra Leone The first British national infected by the Ebola virus was flown to the U.
The Ivory Coast is the latest to place restrictions against Ebola-stricken neighbors Liberia and Guinea despite the World Health Organization's advice not to do so.
The two American aid workers who contracted Ebola while doing missionary work in West Africa have been cured from the diseased after receiving treatment at a U.S hospital.
A patient admitted themselves to a hospital after minor symptoms related to the virus appeared. Docs say more people being aware of the virus means more people are cautious about any symptoms.
Patient Zero in the latest Ebola outbreak in western Africa is reported to be a 2-year-old boy who died last December in Guinea in a village that borders Sierra Leone and Liberia.
On Friday, the World Health Organization declared that the latest outbreak of Ebola is an international public health emergency as the number of deaths caused by the epidemic continues to soar in West Africa.
Man had been in West Africa, but doctors are hopeful it's not the virus. A man was admitted to New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday with symptoms similar to those out the Ebola virus that is ravaging West Africa, according to CNN.
