Mon, 15 Feb, 2021
A lack of early funding saw nearly 12,000 people die during the ebola outbreak. Now history seems to be repeating itself, but on a much larger scale, says ebola survivor Dr Adaora Okoli
Mon, 09 Mar, 2020
The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed 50m people. It would spread much more rapidly today, and recent outbreaks of ebola and yellow fever are a warning to us all, say Gro Harlem Brundtland and Elhadj As Sy.
Fri, 01 Nov, 2019
Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo say that two Ebola patients who were treated with new drugs in Goma have been declared “cured”.
Tue, 13 Aug, 2019
Caroline O’Doherty speaks with an Irish aid worker in one of Africa’s most volatile regions that has been hit with an outbreak of the ebola virus
Thu, 21 Feb, 2019
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders in Katwa and Butembo, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health,have begun enrolling patients for a randomised controlled trial of four potential Ebola-treatments in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Tue, 12 Feb, 2019
In its statement, Region Uppsala said it was so far "only a matter of suspicion", adding: "Other diseases are quite possible."
Fri, 04 Jan, 2019
A nurse has died from Ebola in Bikoro, the rural town in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the outbreak began, as the country begins a vaccination campaign.
Mon, 21 May, 2018
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has spread to a city, prompting fears of a worrying shift in the new outbreak in the north-west of the country.
Thu, 17 May, 2018
Authorities in Guinea have announced the first death from Lassa fever in more than two decades, heightening anxiety about another haemorrhagic fever in the West African country where an Ebola epidemic first emerged.
Thu, 08 Feb, 2018
The revelations follow an internal investigation of how money was handled during the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Sat, 04 Nov, 2017
A nurse who survived after contracting the killer Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has returned to the UK from an "emotional" fundraising trip to the country.
Fri, 09 Jun, 2017
LATEST: One person has been confirmed dead from Ebola in an outbreak in a remote corner of northern Congo as health authorities look into a total of nine suspected cases, including another death, the country's health minister said.
Fri, 12 May, 2017
Ebola survivor Pauline Cafferkey is planning to return to Sierra Leone for the first time since she was struck down with with the killer virus.
Wed, 12 Apr, 2017
A doctor who admitted misleading other medics over Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey also acted dishonestly, medical watchdogs in England ruled today.
Mon, 27 Mar, 2017
A nurse has been suspended for two months for concealing the fact that Scottish medic Pauline Cafferkey had a raised temperature before she tested positive for Ebola.
Fri, 25 Nov, 2016
Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is said to be in a "stable condition" after she was rushed to hospital for a fourth time since contracting Ebola while working in Africa.
Thu, 06 Oct, 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey will be allowed to continue to practise after being cleared of misconduct over her return to the UK with the virus.
Wed, 14 Sep, 2016
Fri, 19 Aug, 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey has been accused of concealing her temperature during checks on her return to the UK.
Thu, 18 Aug, 2016
Pauline Cafferkey has spoken of her stress over misconduct allegations which remain unresolved more than 18 months on from her return to the UK with the virus.
Mon, 01 Aug, 2016
Top US health officials say the more they learn about Zika, the scarier the virus appears.
Mon, 11 Apr, 2016
Improved hygiene, sanitation, and surveillance, akin to that of John Snow in the 1850s, could save hundreds of millions of lives in the coming decades, writes Jim O’Neill
Thu, 31 Mar, 2016
The joke has shown up on police department Facebook pages: Anyone in possession of methamphetamine or other illegal drugs should stop by the police station for testing because the drugs might somehow contain ebola.
Wed, 30 Mar, 2016
The World Health Organisation says Ebola no longer qualifies as an international health emergency.
Tue, 29 Mar, 2016
Two bodies have tested positive for Ebola in Guinea.
Fri, 18 Mar, 2016
The British nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has spent the night at the Royal Free hospital in London, where she is undergoing treatment for a third time.
Wed, 24 Feb, 2016
Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is in a "stable" condition after being admitted to hospital for a third time since contracting Ebola.
Tue, 23 Feb, 2016
Nurse Pauline Cafferkey, who was diagnosed with Ebola more than one year ago, has been admitted to hospital for the third time since contracting the disease, NHS officials have said.
Over €5bn that was promised for Ebola hit West Africa cannot be traced - according to Oxfam.
Sun, 31 Jan, 2016
Fri, 22 Jan, 2016
A second case of Ebola has emerged in Sierra Leone after health officials thought the epidemic was over.
Thu, 21 Jan, 2016
Health officials have confirmed a new death from Ebola - just hours after the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak in West Africa over.
Fri, 15 Jan, 2016
Guinea has been declared free of Ebola by the World Health Organisation.
Tue, 29 Dec, 2015
Wed, 25 Nov, 2015
A teenage boy has died of Ebola in Liberia, the first fatality since July in one of the three West African countries hit hardest by the worst-ever outbreak of the disease.
Tue, 24 Nov, 2015
SINCE its creation in 1948 the World Health Organization has played a leading role in the elimination or containment of deadly diseases like smallpox, tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS.
Failings by the World Health Organisation (WHO) played a key role in the Ebola disaster, according to new report.
Mon, 23 Nov, 2015
Health officials in Liberia have confirmed a new case of Ebola more than two months after the west African nation was declared free of the deadly disease for a second time.
Fri, 20 Nov, 2015
Guinea’s last known Ebola patient has been released, raising hopes that the world could be declared free of Ebola before the end of the year.
Tue, 17 Nov, 2015
Pauline Cafferkey, the nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, has been released from isolation after being treated for meningitis caused by the deadly virus.
Thu, 12 Nov, 2015
Ebola has been eliminated in Sierra Leone.
Sat, 07 Nov, 2015
Sierra Leone – where British nurse Pauline Cafferkey caught Ebola – is just hours from being declared free of the disease.
Fri, 06 Nov, 2015
A nurse quarantined at a New Jersey hospital because she had contact with ebola patients in West Africa is suing the state governor and health chiefs, saying they held her illegally against her will.
Sat, 24 Oct, 2015
A nurse quarantined at a New Jersey hospital because she had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa is suing the state governor and health chiefs, saying they held her illegally against her will.
Fri, 23 Oct, 2015
A nurse who is being treated for a late complication of an Ebola infection has “made a significant improvement”, doctors have said.
Wed, 21 Oct, 2015
Scientists have found Ebola stays in the semen of male survivors for up to nine months after recovery - much longer than previously thought.
Thu, 15 Oct, 2015
A nurse who is being treated for a late complication of an Ebola infection in England is now “critically ill” after her condition “deteriorated”, the hospital treating her has said.
Wed, 14 Oct, 2015
Health officials in the UK say a total of 58 close contacts of a British nurse, who is being treated for a late complication of the Ebola infection, are being closely monitored.
Mon, 12 Oct, 2015
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