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US to Withdraw Most of Its Troops Fighting Ebola in Africa

US to Withdraw Most of Its Troops Fighting Ebola in Africa

| February 11, 2015 Comment

US to withdraw most of its troops fighting Ebola in Africa – The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that President Barack Obama is set to announce the United States will withdraw most of the American troops sent to West Africa to battle the Ebola epidemic. It quoted US officials as saying that over the […]

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Ebola Claims 7,000 Lives, Hits Sierra Leone Hardest

Ebola Claims 7,000 Lives, Hits Sierra Leone Hardest

| December 21, 2014 Comment

Ebola Claims 7,000 Lives, Hits Sierra Leone Hardest – The Ebola epidemic has claimed the lives of nearly 7,400 people and western Sierra Leone is the region to see the worst of the outbreak recently. The death toll of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to climb; the outbreak has killed nearly 7,400 people since […]

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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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Obama Backs Quarantine Plans for Soldiers after Ebola Missions

Obama Backs Quarantine Plans for Soldiers after Ebola Missions

| October 29, 2014 Comment

Obama backs quarantine plans for soldiers after Ebola missions – President Obama has backed plans to isolate soldiers returning in large numbers from Ebola-hit countries. The US president said that American military personnel were in a “different situation” compared with healthcare workers. While civilians may be discouraged from volunteering to help fight the Ebola if […]

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Fauci: Quarantine Can Have Unintended Consequences

Fauci: Quarantine Can Have Unintended Consequences

| October 26, 2014 Comment

Fauci: Quarantine can have unintended consequences – A top federal health official said Sunday, mandatory 21-day quarantines on health care workers returning from Ebola-ravaged West Africa, like those put in place by three states, can have the unintended consequence of discouraging them from volunteering. New York, New Jersey, and Illinois are the states that have now imposed mandatory […]

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New York City Says Hospital Testing Healthcare Worker for Ebola

New York City Says Hospital Testing Healthcare Worker for Ebola

| October 24, 2014 Comment

New York City Says Hospital Testing Healthcare Worker for Ebola – A New York City hospital is running Ebola tests on a healthcare worker, Dr. Craig Spencer, with Doctors Without Borders who returned to the United States from West Africa with a fever and gastrointestinal symptoms, the city’s health department said on Thursday. Preliminary test […]

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Ebola Patient Escapes Quarantine Center in Search of Food

Ebola Patient Escapes Quarantine Center in Search of Food

| September 3, 2014 Comment

Ebola patient escapes quarantine centre in search of food – A man escaped from an Ebola quarantine center, sending local people fleeing in fear as he walked through a local market in search of food. Healthcare workers were later able to get him back to the center. Report by Lomasc. Like us on Facebook at […]

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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak an Emergency

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak an Emergency

| August 9, 2014 Comment

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak an Emergency – The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency on Friday. Photo: EPA Copyright 2014, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

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CDC Activates High-Level Emergency Operation Center for Ebola Outbreak

CDC Activates High-Level Emergency Operation Center for Ebola Outbreak

| August 8, 2014 Comment

CDC activates high-level emergency operation center for Ebola outbreak – ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday he has activated the agency’s emergency operation center at the highest response level to help respond to the worst Ebola outbreak in history. In testimony at […]

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Worst Ebola Outbreak in History

| July 3, 2014 Comment

West Africa’s Ebola outbreak is the worst in history, according to the United Nations health agency. The outbreak has spread to Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, and officials say they have no idea how far the disease will spread or when it will retreat. The scale seems unprecedented in terms of geographical distribution, the number […]

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Ebola Outbreak Totally Out of Control

| June 21, 2014 Comment

Ebola Outbreak Totally Out of Control – A senior official for Doctors Without Borders says the Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is “totally out of control” and that the medical group is stretched to the limit in its capacity to respond. Bart Janssens, the director of operations for the group in Brussels, said Friday that […]

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