Ebola Zaire Outbreak Hits Democratic Republic Of Congo, WHO Confirms

Medicine & Technology May 15, 2017

A new Ebola Zaire virus hits the DRC. The World Health Organization contains the virus to avoid an epidemic.

Two New Ebola Cases Found In Guinea, Dashing Hopes

Oct 19, 2015

Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea, the World Health Organization said on Friday, dashing hopes of an imminent end to the worst recorded outbreak of the disease after a two-week spell without any new cases across West Africa.

On the Ebola Front, Good News for Liberia, Caution for Neighboring Countries

May 11, 2015

A year later and over 4,000 dead, Liberia can finally breathe a sigh of relief as The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the country Ebola free. "The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia is over," according to a WHO statement given at the emergency command center in Monrovia, as reported by The New York Times. But this doesn't mean Africa is in the clear. In fact, if the countries surrounding Liberia are included, the death toll from the past year's outbreak soars to more than 11,000, making the current outbreak five times deadlier that all previous outbreaks combined.

Disease-Free and Rid of Ebola—Liberia Reveals Effective Health Practices Against Virus

May 09, 2015

Ten months ago the perfect storm of weak public health policy, poverty, and the Ebola virus transformed Liberia into a bloody battleground. The epicenter of the disaster was the Logan Town clinic, where workers without gloves or running water tried by candlelight to try to save their first patient in the crisis. Now, less than a year later, the Logan Town Clinic and its employees—like the rest of Liberia—is equipped to handle Ebola and any similar disease epidemic.

U.S. Health Care Worker Exposed to Ebola Under Observation

Jan 06, 2015

A U.S. health care worker exposed to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has been transferred to a Nebraska hospital for observation, and potential treatment for the disease.

Lab Error Leads CDC to Suspect Health Officials May Be Infected With Ebola

Dec 29, 2014

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report saying a number of its scientists may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus. The scientists are said to have transferred a live Ebola sample to another lab by mistake.