Sierra Leone's last known Ebola patient is discharged singing and dancing
Sierra Leone’s last known Ebola patient emerged from a treatment center Monday singing and dancing, marking a celebratory start to the 42-day countdown to the country being declared free of the virus....
View ArticleEbola survivor who lost 21 relatives gives birth to baby boy
Ebola did not take Victoria Yillia’s life. And it could not prevent the birth of her son. And yet it loomed, even on this, her happiest day. She delivered her child just a few minutes’ walk from the...
View ArticleDead woman tests positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN The body of a woman who died in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus, less than a week after the last person confirmed to have had the disease was released from hospital,...
View ArticleEbola nurse works at hospital that saved him
Ebola nurse working at NHS hospital that saved his life By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News 31 August 2015 From the section Health The first British healthcare worker who caught and survived...
View ArticleEbola transmission ends in Liberia, WHO declares
The World Health Organization declared Liberia free of Ebola transmissions on Thursday as the country started a 90-day period of heightened surveillance. A total of 42 days or twice the incubation...
View Article'I am dying slowly month after month:' Sierra Leone's 1st Ebola survivor on...
It was the new beginning that Sierra Leone’s first Ebola survivor, Victoria Yillia, had yearned for after losing 21 of her relatives to the disease: a newborn who would allow her and her husband to...
View ArticleHundreds quarantined as Ebola returns to north Sierra Leone district
A man walks past a banner about Ebola in Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 16, 2014. Reuters/Baz Ratner FREETOWN Health authorities quarantined hundreds of people in northern Sierra Leone on Monday...
View ArticleMistakes, infighting, mar WHO's response to Ebola
The chlorine was expired. The protective gear was missing. And the red tape was so thick that responders fighting last year’s Ebola outbreak had trouble getting approval for boots and buckets. The 2014...
View ArticleChip-based technology allows fast, accurate Ebola detection
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 25 (UPI) — Researchers have developed a chip-based technology that can accurately detect Ebola, and is expected to help test and diagnose the virus quickly in outbreak...
View ArticleLiberia struggles to regain economic footing after Ebola
A health worker sprays disinfectant on an ambulance in Nedowein, Liberia, July 15, 2015. Reuters/James Giahyue UNITED NATIONS Liberia needs two years to regain its economic footing after it was...
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