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.
Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City is testing another possible victim of Ebola. Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City is testing another possible victim of Ebola.
Ebola case does not phase New York City goers Countries around the world are barring visitors from West African countries affected by the Ebola virus outbreak, but New York City remains open for business after its first case was reported.
Incoming travelers from Ebola-affected countries are being routed to five hubs in U.S. Travelers from three West African countries must now go to only one of five airport hubs if they want to enter the U.
After months of almost exclusively bad news regarding Ebola, Nigeria has offered a brief respite, as the country has been declared free of the deadly virus.
Boko Haram, the Islamic extremists who threatened to topple towns across Nigeria in order to establish their own rule and are responsible for the kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls in March this year, agreed to a ceasefire and to release the girls Friday.
Plane evacuated in Madrid for suspected Ebola case A new suspected case of Ebola has sprouted in Spain, when a passenger was taken off of an Air France plane Thursday.
The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola while assisting Spanish missionaries with the virus showed some progress in her health, health officials announced on Sunday.
Patients monitored for Ebola virus increased to 16 in Spain The number of patients being monitored for Ebola has increased to 16 in Spain, as of Saturday, in the first outbreak outside of West Africa.
Saudi Arabia bans flights from Ebola-affected regions Saudi Arabia is the only country to ban flights from countries affected by Ebola amid a religious holiday.
Ebola information distributed in 40 languages in Dallas, airport procedures criticized Health officials in Dallas, where the first Ebola patient in the United States was identified, anticipate having to monitor the situation for more than a month and are distributing information in a multitude of languages for residents.
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.
President Barack Obama's campaign to combat terrorism continued at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. The president also discussed the Ebola virus outbreak and the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
Ebola virus kills fourth doctor in Sierra Leone, WHO unable to provide funding A fourth doctor has died in Sierra Leone from the Ebola virus amid the continuing outbreak because of a denial for funds to evacuate her, The Associated Press reported.
Gates Foundations commits $50 million to Ebola virus outbreak A $50 million contribution to support an emergency response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was announced Wednesday by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Associated Press reported.
a vaccine and a treatment drug are in the works to help with the ebola outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved streamlining the testing of a vaccine to help control the strain of the Ebola virus outbreak in western African countries.
