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The Brief – EU weighs Ebola response
While some countries call for travel bans, the WTO warns that this can hinder the fight against infections
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EU health ministers set emergency talks on Ebola response
Italian leader Giorgia Meloni recently pressed for tighter travel restrictions
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WHO calls for community cooperation to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims’ bodies in Ituri provinceContaining the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires community cooperation and is…
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WHO says 223 suspected deaths, 906 cases in Ebola outbreak
The outbreak is threatening to overwhelm health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while nine cases have now been confirmed in neighbouring Uganda.
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Friday briefing: What do the cuts in aid mean for the fight against Ebola in the DRC?
In today’s newsletter: As the virus spreads across borders, health workers warn that weakened global support is making a prolonged crisis more likelyEbola is spreading rapidly in parts of east…
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WHO chief arrives in DRC promising Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief effortsThe deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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Ebola – the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio Raises Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness
[Agenzia Fides] Juba -- The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan is under heightened epidemic surveillance following the spread of the Ebola virus in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Three Ebola Scares, One Question – Who Will Investigate the Truth?
[Liberian Observer] Amidst Nurse Bedell's in-service information, which was termed as "Rumor" by the Health Officials in Liberia, this is:
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Liberia On Ebola Alert
[Liberian Observer] A viral audio has since sparked panic across Liberia, reviving painful memories of the dreadful outbreak of Ebola, the deadliest public health catastrophe the country experienced over a…
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Guarding Against the Scourge of Misinformation On Ebola
[New Dawn] Ebola is not currently active in Liberia or West Africa. This important clarification comes from Liberian health authorities, who have stated that there are no suspected, probable, or…
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Liberia: Liberia Moves to Prevent Another Ebola Nightmare
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia has announced new health and travel measures to strengthen surveillance for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) following outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of…
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JFK Nursing Director Clarifies Ebola Preparedness Training Was Precautionary
[Liberian Observer] Mrs. Joana D. Joekai, Director of Nursing Services at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, has clarified that recent educational sessions conducted for nurses at the hospital were…
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Liberia: No Ebola in Liberia, but Capitol Hill Intensifies Oversight
[Liberian Observer] In spite of the clarity from the national government through the Ministry of Health, that no Ebola is confirmed to be in Liberia;however, the House of Representatives of…
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Nigeria: Nigeria At High Risk of Ebola Virus Importation – NCDC
[Vanguard] ABUJA--The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has placed the country on heightened Ebola alert, warning that Nigeria faces a high risk of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD,…
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Nigeria: Nigeria At High Risk of Ebola Virus Importation – NCDC
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Sunday raised concern that Nigeria is at high risk of Ebola Virus Disease importation, even as it confirmed that…
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Nigeria: NCDC Intensifies Surveillance, Preparedness Against Ebola
[Premium Times] He, however, said the agency had maintained heightened surveillance and preparedness activities across the country in response to rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and…
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Nigeria: Ebola Alert – NCDC Declares High Importation Risk, Activates Emergency Response Nationwide
[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention,NCDC, has placed the country on heightened Ebola alert, warning that Nigeria faces a high risk of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD importation…
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Number of suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo passes 900 as health workers face attacks and shortages
World Health Organization says outbreak poses ‘very high’ risk for Congo, but risk of disease spreading globally remains lowCongolese authorities say that suspected Ebola cases have now passed 900 in…
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With Ebola, we need to learn from past failures | Letters
Readers respond Devi Sridhar’s call for the world to act now over the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the CongoDevi Sridhar is right that this Ebola outbreak needs urgent…
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Ebola Outbreak Raises Concern
[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has summoned the heads of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) and the Ministry of Health to appear before it next Tuesday.…
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House Summons Health, Border Officials Over Ebola Threat
[Liberian Investigator] The House of Representatives has ordered Liberia's top health and border officials to appear before plenary Tuesday, May 27, demanding a full accounting of what stands between this…
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Liberia On Alert As Regional Ebola Outbreaks Renew Preparedness Concerns
[Liberian Observer] Liberia's political and public health leadership are moving simultaneously to reassess the country's Ebola preparedness systems amid renewed regional concern following confirmed outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic…
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The Guardian view on tackling Ebola: pathogens aren’t the only things that kill | Editorial
Conflict and aid cuts are hampering the fight against an outbreak of the deadly virus centred in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has faced…
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Namibia On Ebola High Alert
[New Era] The health ministry is actively working with local and international partners through a multisectoral approach to monitor global health threats, including the Ebola virus.
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US doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment
Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in CongoAn American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to Germany for…
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WHO considers use of experimental vaccines as Ebola cases and deaths rise in DRC
WHO chief said he was ‘deeply concerned’ after at least 500 suspected Ebola cases and 130 deaths reported in outbreak of Bundibugyo strain‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return…
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Ebola in the DRC needs the world’s attention now – if your neighbour’s house is on fire, you don’t wait and watch | Devi Sridhar
A rare strain, conflict and aid cuts make this outbreak more dangerous than ever. In the interconnected world we live in, the west can’t afford to turn awayProf Devi Sridhar…
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As WHO sounds alarm over Ebola in DRC, what can be learned from previous outbreaks?
Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variantTo be around the centre of an Ebola outbreak is to become used to the smell of…
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Ebola Survivors Struggle to Return to Normal Lives – What I Found Out in Sierra Leone and Liberia
[The Conversation Africa] During the Ebola epidemic of 2014 to 2016, Musu, a resident of Monrovia, Liberia contracted the Ebola virus along with her husband, five sons and daughter.