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Liberia Cautiously Marks End of Ebola after 4,700 Deaths

Liberia Cautiously Marks End of Ebola after 4,700 Deaths

| May 11, 2015 Comment

Liberia cautiously marks end of Ebola after 4,700 deaths – On the day Mercy Kennedy lost her mother to Ebola, it was hard to imagine a time when Liberia would be free from one of the world’s deadliest viruses. Ebola had swept through the 9-year-old Mercy’s neighborhood, killing people house by house. Neighbors were so […]

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Suspected Ebola Patient Admitted to California Hospital

Suspected Ebola Patient Admitted to California Hospital

| January 29, 2015 Comment

Suspected Ebola patient admitted to California hospital – The University of California, Davis, Medical Center in Sacramento said in a statement that a patient suspected of being infected with Ebola was admitted on Thursday. The statement provided no further immediate information about the patient, except to say that the individual was transferred on Thursday morning […]

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Ebola Outbreak Forces Sierra Leone to Cancel Christmas

Ebola Outbreak Forces Sierra Leone to Cancel Christmas

| December 14, 2014 Comment

Ebola Outbreak Forces Sierra Leone to Cancel Christmas – An increase in Ebola cases in Sierra Leone has forced the government to cancel public Christmas and New Year’s celebrations to curb infection. The Ebola virus continues to spread across Sierra Leone, leading health officials to take some serious measures to curb the rate of infection. […]

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Hazmat Suit Production Skyrockets

Hazmat Suit Production Skyrockets

| November 16, 2014 Comment

Hazmat suit production skyrockets – One New York company has recently seen significant interest, growth and boosted shares as the world battles Ebola. Lakeland Industries makes Hazmat suits worn to protect against contracting the virus. Hazmat suits are going to the frontline in the fight against Ebola. Lakeland Industries has seen the demand for its […]

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US Hospital: Surgeon with Ebola Extremely Ill

US Hospital: Surgeon with Ebola Extremely Ill

| November 16, 2014 Comment

US Hospital: Surgeon with Ebola Extremely Ill – The Nebraska doctors treating a surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone say he is in extremely critical condition. Dr. Martin Salia, who was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday, arrived in Omaha Saturday. Dr. Phil Smith leads the Nebraska Medical Center’s bio-containment unit that has […]

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Yale Hospital Monitoring Researcher with Ebola-Like Symptoms

Yale Hospital Monitoring Researcher with Ebola-Like Symptoms

| October 16, 2014 Comment

Yale Hospital Monitoring Researcher with Ebola-Like Symptoms – A patient showing Ebola-like symptoms was put under evaluation at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut late on Wednesday. According to reports, the patient is a student researcher who had recently traveled to Liberia. The hospital confirmed the news on Thursday morning in a statement, “We have not […]

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US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus

US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus

| October 8, 2014 Comment

US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus – NBC News reported on Wednesday, the American doctor who was successfully treated after contracting Ebola, Dr, Kent Brantly, has donated blood to an NBC freelance cameraman who has also been diagnosed with the virus. Doctors from the Nebraska Medical Center contacted Dr. […]

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Officials Looking into as Many as 100 People Potentially Infected with Ebola in USA

Officials Looking into as Many as 100 People Potentially Infected with Ebola in USA

| October 3, 2014 Comment

Officials Looking into as Many as 100 People Potentially Infected with Ebola in USA – Officials in Texas are looking into as many as 100 people who had close contact with Thomas Duncan, the first patient to be diagnosed with ebola in the United States. They say it is a wide net as precaution and […]

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Ebola Not Found in Those Who Made Contact with US Patient

Ebola Not Found in Those Who Made Contact with US Patient

| October 2, 2014 Comment

Ebola Not Found in Those Who Made Contact with US Patient – Texas health officials have begun tracking down and monitoring people who came in contact with the Ebola patient. That includes five children. We’re now learning more about the Texas Ebola patient — the first diagnosed in the U.S. — and how a possible […]

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Cuba Answers WHO’s Call for More Ebola Help

| September 13, 2014 Comment

Cuba answers WHO’s call for more Ebola help – The communist island nation of Cuba is sending 165 healthcare workers to West Africa to help fight Ebola, said to be the biggest commitment of personnel from any one country against the current outbreak. Mana Rabiee reports.

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Ebola Survivor Gives Blood to Treat New Victim

| September 12, 2014 Comment

Ebola Survivor Gives Blood to Treat New Victim – Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly donated a unit of blood to treat the third American aid worker infected with the virus as doctors fight to save the patient’s life, Samaritan’s Purse tells NBC News. Brantly flew to Nebraska last week to donate his blood to use […]

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Nancy Writebol on Faith, Recovery from Ebola

Nancy Writebol on Faith, Recovery from Ebola

| September 4, 2014 Comment

Nancy Writebol on Faith, Recovery from Ebola – In an interview with The Associated Press, Nancy Writebol, the second American aid worker treated for the Ebola virus, said she “doesn’t know what the future holds,” but would consider returning to Liberia. (Sept. 3) Copyright 2014 The Associated Press

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