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.
American troops will leave Liberia by the end of April and only leave a small force to coordinate with and help Liberian efforts to combat the Ebola epidemic.
The United Nations' World Health Organization is continuing the testing of experimental vaccines and has become optimistic on the medicine's progress as well as the decreasing number of infections in Liberia.
Cuban health worker wants to return to West Africa after being cured of Ebola A Cuban doctor who was treated in Geneva after contracting the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone last month said he intends on returning to the West African country.
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.
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.
Amber Vinson becomes the fourth Ebola patient successfully treated in the US The second of two Dallas nurses who contracted Ebola was declared free of the disease and on Tuesday was released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
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.
Dr. Craig Spencer was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Thursday morning with Ebola-like symptoms. Health officials are conducting tests to determine the cause of his illness and are currently tracking anyone who may have had contact with him.
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.
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.
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.
Five U.S. airports to begin Ebola screening The U. S. will begin temperature screening passengers from West African countries at five major airports starting this week in response to the Ebola virus outbreak.
Gov. Bobby Jindal among those asking for ban on travel from West African nations After the news of the first Ebola patient in the U. S. , those who believe the government should ban travel from West African nations have been increasingly vocal about the idea.
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.
Blood transfusions seen as one of the possible treatments for Ebola Survivors of the Ebola virus may be the key to helping stop the spread, without the presence of a drug stock.
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.
According to World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, the effect the Ebola outbreak has had in poor West African countries is a reflection of the dangers of global inequality.
