Burundi starts vaccinating health workers against Ebola – WHO
Burundi has commenced vaccinating its health workers against Ebola, beginning with those near the border with the…
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Ebola “no longer incurable” as Congo trial finds drugs 90% survival rates
Scientists are a step closer to being able to cure the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever as two experimental drugs…
Uganda starts its largest-ever Ebola vaccine trial
Uganda has started its largest-ever trial of a preventive Ebola vaccine, an official announced on Monday, amid…
Main city in eastern Congo detects second Ebola case
A second case of Ebola was detected in the eastern Congolese city of Goma on Tuesday, a local health official said.
No handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city bracing for Ebola
In case Ebola is coming, the city of Goma in eastern Congo wants to be ready, with a mobile blood-testing lab,…
IMF sees sub-Saharan Africa growth near two-decade low in 2016
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will likely slow this year to its weakest in nearly two decades, hurt by a…
Putin claims Russia has developed Ebola vaccine
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Wednesday his country had developed a vaccine for the Ebola virus which…
Ebola’s Persistence In Survivors Fuels Concerns Over Future Risks
A growing awareness of how the Ebola virus can hide in parts of the body such as eyes, breasts and testicles long…
Death Toll From Ebola Outbreak Nears 7,000 In West Africa: WHO
The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak on record has reached nearly 7,000 in West Africa, the World Health…
Ebola Vaccine from Glaxo Passes Early Trials
A possible Ebola vaccine under development by GlaxoSmithKline PLC GSK, +0.12% GSK, +0.52% and various U.S.…
