Experts are worried the virus may be spreading far and fast due to its formation in Aedes mosquitos.
A day after the World Health Organization declared that West Africa was Ebola-free, a new case emerged in Sierra Leone when a corpse tested positive for the virus.
Cue up the fireworks! Guinea is Ebola-free. Following the World Health Organization’s announcement that the disease epidemic has ended after two years and more than 2,500 deaths, the West African country is set to celebrate Wednesday with concerts and fireworks. On Tuesday, WHO noted the passing of two 21-day incubation periods since the last person […]
The World Health Organization declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday after it went 42 days--the amount of time in two incubation cycles for the disease--without any reports of new infections, notes the news outlet.
Danny Glover is in Nigeria filming a movie based on people who risked and sacrificed their lives to stop the spread of Ebola in Africa’s most populous country. Glover told the Associated Press Thursday he is proud to take part in the film, called “93 Days,” because of the achievements made by the real-life characters. […]
Until more information becomes available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging Ebola survivors to abstain from all forms of sex or use…
More than four years after last meeting in the Oval Office, the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and President Barack Obama met on Friday at…
The West African nation of Liberia has just five remaining confirmed cases of Ebola, a senior health official from that country said on Friday. The…
Ebola survivor Amber Vinson is becoming a medical pioneer. The Dallas nurse, originally from Akron, is donating her blood to XBiotech for them to make a new drug to combat one of the most deadly viruses on the planet. The deal she made with the Texas company requires that if the drug works, the company […]
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gov. Chris Christie are backtracking on their 21-day mandatory quarantine for anyone who travels from West Africa and…