Fox By Jessica Mulvihill What Is Ebola? Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal hemorrhagic disease that first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks. One outbreak was in Sudan and the other was in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a village near the Ebola River — from which the disease got
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BBC More than 3,000 people have already died as a result of Ebola in West Africa The first case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed on US soil has been confirmed in Dallas, Texas. Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital say the unidentified patient is being kept in isolation The patient is said to be
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IBT By Simi John An article circulating online claiming that an Ebola vaccine is effective only on white people is a fake news story. The bogus report was published on The News Nerd a satirical current affairs website. The false story read: “The Center of Disease Control, which is headquartered in Atlanta, has released a statement saying the
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IBT By Simi John An article circulating online claiming that an Ebola vaccine is effective only on white people is a fake news story. The bogus report was published on The News Nerd a satirical current affairs website. The false story read: “The Center of Disease Control, which is headquartered in Atlanta, has released a statement saying the
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The New Dawn (Monrovia) By Franklin Doloquee Photo: Boakai Fofana A burial team carries the body of a suspected Ebola victim under the watchful eyes of police officers. Two Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county. The victims, both females, believed to be in their
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The New Dawn (Monrovia) By Franklin Doloquee Photo: Boakai Fofana A burial team carries the body of a suspected Ebola victim under the watchful eyes of police officers. Two Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county. The victims, both females, believed to be in their
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AFP Senegal has not reported any new Ebola cases since it registered its first and only case on August 29 — a Guinean student who has since recovered. THE deadliest Ebola epidemic ever has now killed 2,793 in west Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday, adding though that in Senegal and Nigeria the outbreak
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David Jackson, USA TODAY JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images President Obama on Tuesday will announce an expansion of a $763 million U.S. plan to help West Africa nations fight the spread of the Ebola virus, officials said Monday night. Adding to an existing project, the project calls for more doctors and health care providers; more portable
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David Jackson, USA TODAY JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images President Obama on Tuesday will announce an expansion of a $763 million U.S. plan to help West Africa nations fight the spread of the Ebola virus, officials said Monday night. Adding to an existing project, the project calls for more doctors and health care providers; more portable
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Washington Examiner BY PAUL BEDARD The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warning hospitals and doctors that “now is the time to prepare,” has issued a six-page Ebola “checklist” to help healthcare workers quickly determine if patients are infected. While the CDC does not believe that there are new cases of Ebola in the United
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