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DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak

YoopyaJune 1, 2020June 14, 2023

by YoopyaJune 1, 2020June 14, 202307

DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already fighting an epidemic of the...

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Liberia quarantines community where corpse tested for Ebola

YoopyaJune 30, 2015July 2, 2023

by YoopyaJune 30, 2015July 2, 2023021

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities have quarantined the Nedowein area where the corpse of a 17-year-old boy tested positive for Ebola, sparking fears the...

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New Ebola cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone show huge effort still needed – WHO

YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaMay 19, 2015July 8, 202301

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Guinea and Sierra Leone reported 35 new Ebola cases in the past week, four times as many as the...

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Ebola pair to return for monitoring

YoopyaMarch 13, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 13, 2015July 3, 202303

Two military healthcare workers who were in close contact with a servicewoman diagnosed with Ebola will return to the UK today for monitoring. The pair,...

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Last Ebola patient is released in Liberia

YoopyaMarch 5, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 5, 2015July 9, 202302

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia released its last Ebola patient, a 58-year old teacher, from a treatment center on Thursday, beginning its countdown to being...

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Schools to reopen in Liberia, but Ebola concerns remain

YoopyaFebruary 16, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 16, 2015July 9, 2023016

MONROVIA, Liberia — Schools are set to reopen Monday across Liberia after the deadly Ebola outbreak forced them shut last year, and the principal of...

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Obama uses war on Ebola to illustrate fight against non-conventional threats

YoopyaFebruary 13, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 13, 2015July 8, 202302

If there is to be war, the fight against Ebola is President Obama’s type of war. The enemy fires no bullets and carries no bombs;...

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Obama to bring back most U.S. troops fighting Ebola in Africa

YoopyaFebruary 11, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 11, 2015July 8, 202302

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to announce on Wednesday that he will bring back nearly all of the 1,300 U.S. troops deployed in...

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Ebola vaccines trial starts in Liberia

YoopyaFebruary 2, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 2, 2015July 3, 202306

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A large-scale human trial of two potential Ebola vaccines got under way in Liberia’s capital Monday, part of a global effort...

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New Ebola vaccine trial starts

YoopyaJanuary 7, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 7, 2015July 3, 202300

Scientists at Oxford University have launched the first clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine. The first of 72 healthy volunteers have already received the...