London: Wealthy countries were slow to tackle the Ebola epidemic as it began in Africa, former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan has said in tough criticism of the response to the crisis."I am bitterly
Geneva: The death toll from Ebola will rise this week to more than 4,500 people from the 9,000 infected and the outbreak is still out of control in three West African nations, a top official
Dallas: The first Dallas nurse to have contracted Ebola after treating an infected Liberian man was transferred on Thursday from a Dallas hospital to a specialized medical facility in Maryland.The National Institutes of Health said
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to step up measures to prevent the spread of Ebola virus in the country, media reported.At a meeting Wednesday presided over by Minister of National Health Services Saira Afzal
New York: The deadly Ebola virus may take longer than 21 days as currently thought to show symptoms in a person infected with the disease, says a study.One of the current tenets for minimising the
Brussels: The European Union (EU) said on Wednesday the risk of Ebola virus spreading from the Ebola patient, who arrived in Europe as a result of a planned medical evacuation, is considered low.The EU made
United Nations: The Ebola outbreak is “winning the race” against attempts to contain it, chief of the UN mission working to stop the deadly virus has warned as he asked the international community to help
Newark, New Jersey: Customs and health officials at airports in Washington, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark will take the temperatures of passengers from three West African countries starting Thursday.Federal health officials say the entry screenings add
Geneva: A World Health Organisation official says there could be up to 10,000 new cases of Ebola per week within two months.WHO assistant director-general Dr. Bruce Aylward says if the response to the Ebola crisis
London: London's Heathrow airport is ready to start screening for Ebola virus among passengers flying into Britain from countries at risk, media reported on Tuesday.Britain is the first European Union country to start such screenings.Screening
Panaji: Goa must screen entry of foreign tourists in order to keep the deadly Ebola virus at bay, Leader of Opposition Pratapsing Rane said Tuesday.Rane was speaking at a function in Panaji."People are dying like
Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a Texas health care worker has tested positive for Ebola, the first case contracted on American soil."This development is understandably disturbing news for
Rio de Janeiro: The Guinean, Souleymane Bah, hospitalised since late last week here, tested negative in his first diagnosis for Ebola, the Brazilian health ministry said on Saturday.The patient is asymptomatic and in good health,
Raba:The Moroccan government has urged the African Football Confederation (CAF) to postpone the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations because of the Ebola epidemic, a government statement said.The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled for
Nairobi: The Ebola virus disease continues its relentless expansion through West Africa, the region where it first emerged, despite the resources deployed by other countries and new health protocols aimed at preventing the contagion from
London: Researchers have calculated new benchmark figures to precisely describe the raging Ebola epidemic in West Africa from a mathematical perspective, an approach that may help health authorities to contain the virus.Health authorities want to
Bogota, Colombia: U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says that he will discuss the growing threat from the Ebola virus with Central and South American leaders when they meet in the coming days.Hagel's comments Thursday came
Sydney: The Australian nurse who was rushed to hospital after suffering Ebola-like symptoms has tested negative, a health official confirmed on Friday.Sue Ellen Kovack, 57, was tested for the deadly virus Thursday after she spent
Washington: India is among the top five contributers to the UN Ebola response with a contribution of USD 12.5 million, according to a fact sheet released by US Secretary of State John Kerry here.The US
Geneva: The risk of the Ebola virus disease spreading in Europe is extremely low, the World Health Organisation's regional director for Europe Zsuzsanna Jakab said on Wednesday.Due to travel between Europe and affected countries in
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