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# ebola - Thursday 1 August, 2019
Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo after being closed for hours amid latest Ebola outbreak
A third case has been detected in the border city of Goma, home to 2 million people.
# ebola - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak 'health emergency' of international concern
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said it “welcomed” the decision.
# ebola - Friday 14 June, 2019
Ebola: WHO decides DRC outbreak is not a 'global' health emergency
The current Ebola crisis has recorded more than 2,000 cases.
# ebola - Thursday 13 June, 2019
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda as outbreak crosses the border
The fatalities have prompted World Health Organization officials to prepare an emergency meeting.
# ebola - Sunday 24 February, 2019
Dublin man leading Concern team as they tackle major Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The latest outbreak has so far infected 840 people and killed 537 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
# ebola - Friday 4 January, 2019
Man admitted to hospital in Sweden with suspected Ebola found not to have disease
The man had recently returned from a trip in Burundi.
# ebola - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Fears raised after Ebola reemerges in woman one year after all-clear
Her husband and sons may have been infected with the virus as a result.
# ebola - Thursday 17 May, 2018
Ebola vaccines arrive in Congo as disease spreads
The number of reported cases is 42, including two confirmed.
# ebola - Tuesday 8 May, 2018
New outbreak of Ebola kills 17 in northwest DR Congo
Ebola is one of the world’s most notorious diseases, being both highly infectious and extremely lethal.
# ebola - Tuesday 13 March, 2018
Nigeria struggles to contain spread of Lassa fever after 110 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 353 Lassa cases since 1 January.
# ebola - Tuesday 14 February, 2017
Most people who caught Ebola got it from 'superspreaders'
If superspreading had been completely under control about two-thirds of Ebola cases could have been avoided.
# ebola - Wednesday 14 September, 2016
Nurse who survived Ebola cleared of lying to doctors
Pauline Cafferkey became infected with the deadly virus while working in Sierra Leone in December 2014, but returned home unaware of her illness.
# ebola - Sunday 21 February, 2016
Ebola survivors play football, skiing crash and wrestling: The best sports photos of 2015
All of these images were recognised by the World Press Photo Contest.
# ebola - Tuesday 29 December, 2015
Guinea's Ebola outbreak is declared officially over
Forty-two days have passed since the last person with Ebola tested negative for the virus.
# ebola - Friday 13 November, 2015
This beautiful shot is our image of the day
Nubia is MSF’s last-known Ebola patient in Conakry, Guinea.
# ebola - Saturday 17 October, 2015
Something bizarre is happening to Ebola survivors that doctors are struggling to explain
Saying that a patient is “cured” of the virus doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s been completely eradicated from the body.
# ebola - Wednesday 14 October, 2015
The British nurse who fought off Ebola last year is now 'critically ill' again
Pauline Cafferkey’s condition deteriorated further today, her hospital said in a statement.
# ebola - Friday 9 October, 2015
A UK nurse given the all-clear from Ebola last year is now in a 'serious condition'
Pauline Cafferkey was airlifted from Glasgow to London after a “complication” from the virus.
# ebola - Friday 31 July, 2015
"This is big news": 100% success for Ebola vaccine trial
The vaccine provided 100% protection in a Guinea field trial.
# ebola - Sunday 19 July, 2015
Scientists are on the cusp of these 11 discoveries that will transform the world
Many of the devices that power our everyday lives would have been unimaginable a century ago.
# ebola - Saturday 27 June, 2015
'There is truly no reason to die from cholera but 9,000 people have since 2010'
And there’s been a 190% increase in the disease in Haiti this year.
# ebola - Friday 22 May, 2015
Safe and well: Defence Forces medics return home from Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone experienced a spike in new cases last week. A replacement Irish team has already been sent out.
# ebola - Friday 20 March, 2015
Emails reveal WHO intentionally delayed declaring Ebola emergency
In public comments, WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan has repeatedly said the epidemic caught the world by surprise.
The 9 at 9: Friday
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# ebola - Monday 9 March, 2015
The faces of Ebola: The survivors, orphans and workers the disease left behind
The outbreak is not yet over, doctors have warned.
# ebola - Saturday 7 March, 2015
Thousands raised for arrested Sierra Leone athlete living rough in London
Jimmy Thoronka vanished after competing in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last summer.
# ebola - Saturday 7 February, 2015
Baby Mamanie lost her parents and grandparents. But she's considered "lucky"
GOAL brings us the story of one survivor of the deadly virus.
# ebola - Wednesday 4 February, 2015
Opinion: 'The outbreak has brought an unmatched level of fear and panic'
The Ebola response appears to finally be working. But Sierra Leone has never faced an enemy like this before – the crisis has been devastating.
# ebola - Friday 16 January, 2015
WATCH: The aftermath of a teenager's Ebola death
A suspicion of vaccines and stigma around Ebola can have devastating affects.
# ebola - Monday 12 January, 2015
After a fortnight in isolation, good news for UK Ebola patient
The Scottish native had been critically ill after contracting the virus.
# ebola - Tuesday 6 January, 2015
Irish Defence Forces to assist with Ebola crisis in West Africa
Five members of the medical team are expected to arrive in Sierra Leone on January 15.
# ebola - Monday 5 January, 2015
UK nurse with Ebola has "stabilised" but is still critical
She is in hospital in London.
# ebola - Sunday 4 January, 2015
Ebola-infected UK nurse still in a critical condition
Her condition deteriorated, and the hospital has not said she is getting any better.
# ebola - Saturday 3 January, 2015
Condition of UK Ebola patient has deteriorated to "critical"
A second person is now being tested for Ebola as a “precautionary measure” in Swindon.
Ireland to fund ambulances and burials for Sierra Leone's 7,000+ Ebola victims
The Government is set to give an additional €778,000 towards combating the Ebola outbreak.
# ebola - Wednesday 31 December, 2014
Second suspected Scottish Ebola patient has tested negative
Pauline Cafferkey, from Glasgow, is being treated in London.
# ebola - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
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John Gilligan, child rescue alerts, and the local elections – these are the stories you read this year.
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Scottish Ebola patient "doing as well as can be expected"
It’s reported that a second patient is now being assessed for signs of Ebola.
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Here is why Katie Hopkins' comments on Ebola have left the internet fuming
She’s at it again.
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