Tag: Ebola
Pakistan at risk of deadly Ebola virus: WHO
Raising awareness about the possible indications of the virus amongst the masses and the security officials at the airport can be the most effective way to defend against Ebola.
US, UN leaders urge ‘more robust’ fight against Ebola
The US and UN leaders have called for “more robust” international efforts to tackle Ebola, after medics in Liberia demanded danger money to treat...
Texas health worker becomes first person to contract Ebola in US
The new case in Texas indicated a professional lapse that may have caused other health workers at the hospital to be infected as well, said the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ebola screening starts at New York’s JFK Airport
Medical teams at New York’s JohnFKennedyAirport, armed with Ebola questionnaires and temperature guns, began screening travellers from three West African countries on Saturday as...
Ebola toll passes 4,000 as fears grow worldwide
From Australia to Zimbabwe, and Brazil to Spain, people who showed signs of fever or had recent contact with Ebola victims were whisked into...
Ebola death toll passes 3, 300: WHO
The death toll in the world's worst-ever Ebola epidemic has now soared past 3,300, with the virus killing almost half of the more than...
Nearly $1 billion needed now to stop Ebola: UN
Some $23.8m alone is needed to pay burial teams and buy body bags
The number of Ebola cases in West Africa could start doubling every...
British national contracts Ebola in Sierra Leone
A British national living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, the first Briton to fall victim to the deadly disease that has...
Ebola death toll rises to 1,427: WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak sweeping through West African countries has risen to 1,427 out of more than 2,600 cases, the World...
