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# Outbreak

Child dies in Scotland after E.coli outbreak linked to blue cheese

The strain also made 20 people ill.

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Sep 5th 2016, 6:51 PM

# Outbreak

People urged to get vaccinated as latest case of measles confirmed in Cork

There have now been 38 cases of measles confirmed in recent months.

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Aug 16th 2016, 2:31 PM

# Outbreak

Zika health emergency declared across half of Peru

102 people have been infected with the virus in Peru – including 34 pregnant women.

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Jul 14th 2016, 8:15 AM

# control teams

Six infants diagnosed with measles as HSE investigates outbreak

30 cases of measles are being investigated around the country.

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Jun 21st 2016, 5:31 PM

# it's spreading

There have been further outbreaks of measles around the country

The cases of the illness are being seen in several different areas of the country.

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Jun 1st 2016, 10:30 PM

# risk assessment

WHO: Zika virus likely to hit Europe this summer

WHO said there was a “low to moderate” risk of an outbreak in Europe during late spring and summer.

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May 18th 2016, 10:12 PM

# Virus

Guinea's Ebola outbreak is declared officially over

Forty-two days have passed since the last person with Ebola tested negative for the virus.

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Dec 29th 2015, 10:46 AM

# deadly virus

Explainer: A MERS outbreak has killed 14 in South Korea. What are the experts saying?

It’s the largest outbreak of the deadly virus outside Saudi Arabia.

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Jun 13th 2015, 5:54 PM

# Zombies

The US has a (semi) official plan to deal with a zombie outbreak

It involves gallons of water and spare sheets.

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Jun 1st 2015, 6:00 PM

# home safe

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.

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May 22nd 2015, 3:40 PM

# Safe sex

This school won't teach sex ed, now 20 of its students have chlamydia

The high school handbook instructs the promotion of abstinence over any other behaviour.

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May 6th 2015, 9:46 AM

# don't go there

No children and limited number of visitors allowed in St James's Hospital

Certain wards may need to be closed to all except specially approved compassionate visiting.

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Feb 3rd 2015, 7:15 PM

# Outbreak

Sperm can carry Ebola for at least 82 days --- WHO

Studies showed that three men who had recovered from Ebola still had the live virus in their semen for over a month after the onset of symptoms.

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Nov 28th 2014, 6:58 PM

# Vaccination

Good news: Scientists may have discovered a vaccine for Ebola

But it is still some way from hitting the market.

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Nov 27th 2014, 7:51 AM

# Tallaght Hospital

The HSE are still preparing the country for a possible Ebola outbreak

A number of different public bodies attended a training event in Tallaght today.

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Nov 24th 2014, 5:39 PM

# on a jetplane

These "heroes" will man the first Irish-run Ebola treatment centre in West Africa

The centre was built by the UK Government.

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Nov 22nd 2014, 4:34 PM

# What The Duck

Remember bird flu? It's back and it's in Britain

However, the risk to the public is said to be “very low”.

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Nov 17th 2014, 8:09 AM

# Outbreak

After a three month battle, DR Congo is now Ebola free

The country’s health minister said this does not mean they are completely out of danger.

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Nov 15th 2014, 12:20 PM

# Virus

New York Mayor declares city Ebola-free alongside cured patient

Mali, however, has recorded just its second death.

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Nov 12th 2014, 8:02 AM

# Good News

Zero... That's how many Ebola patients are being treated right now at one centre in Liberia

Progress is being made in the battle against the disease in the African nation. Another 250-bed centre is treating around 50 patients.

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Nov 11th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Outbreak

Would ambulance crews be ready for a case of Ebola here? Some staff aren't convinced

Sources say there is widespread concern about the readiness of frontline staff in the ambulance service.

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Nov 11th 2014, 7:00 AM

# EBOLA

Ebola test results for Belfast patient expected this afternoon

The patient has already tested positive for malaria.

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Nov 10th 2014, 9:38 AM

# Outbreak

Patient being tested for Ebola in Belfast

The person had recently been in an Ebola-affected country.

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Nov 9th 2014, 8:19 PM

# Outbreak

Five questions that everyone has about Ebola

Where did it come from? And how can it be overcome?

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Oct 25th 2014, 4:30 PM

# Doctors Without Borders

New York doctor tests positive for Ebola

Craig Spencer had recently returned from Africa.

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Oct 24th 2014, 6:53 AM

# serum

There may be a cure for Ebola "within weeks"

The serum will use the blood of people who recovered from the disease.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 8:32 AM

# All Clear

Spanish nurse definitively cured of Ebola

Teresa Romero was hospitalised in Madrid on 6 October after contracting the virus while caring for two Ebola patients.

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Oct 21st 2014, 4:59 PM

# Are you ready?

'Ireland's crowded emergency departments are not ready for Ebola'

That is the opinion of emergency doctors.

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Oct 21st 2014, 7:50 AM

# Outbreak

Charlie Flanagan has been in Europe to discuss how to fight Ebola

EU ministers have callled for ‘united, coordinated, and increased efforts’ to fight the virus.

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Oct 20th 2014, 6:41 PM

# Outbreak

Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola may now be free of the virus

Teresa Romero was the first person outside of Africa to contract the virus.

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Oct 20th 2014, 7:31 AM

# Photographs

Vintage photos show the terrifying first expeditions into the Congo to track down Ebola

In 1976 a young Belgian doctor ventured across what was then Zaire to find the source of the infection.

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Oct 18th 2014, 9:15 AM

# Outbreak

This is the man America is trusting to stem the spread of Ebola

Ron Klain is Barack Obama’s “Ebola czar”.

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Oct 18th 2014, 8:17 AM

# Outbreak

Is Ireland prepared to deal with Ebola? Doctors aren't convinced

“Obviously everyone in this country hopes that the Ebola virus is a problem that we never have to deal with”.

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Oct 16th 2014, 7:42 AM

# Virus

The United States is getting ready to step up its battle against Ebola

President Barack Obama said that ‘SWAT-like’ response teams are needed.

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Oct 15th 2014, 11:08 PM

# Outbreak

World Health Organisation warns the rate of Ebola could reach 10,000 a week

Ninety-five Liberian health workers have died so far in the epidemic.

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Oct 15th 2014, 11:12 AM

# Dallas

A second health worker in Texas has tested positive for Ebola

The worker also treated a man who died from the virus.

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Oct 15th 2014, 11:03 AM

# Virus

Ebola: Is it contagious and how does it spread? Here are the facts

With the Ebola virus breaking borders, people have been urged not to panic and read up on the facts.

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Oct 14th 2014, 8:15 AM

# Dallas

'Breach of protocol' blamed for Ebola infection of Texas healthcare worker

The health worker was in the lower pool of those at risk and was wearing a protective gown, gloves and a mask.

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Oct 12th 2014, 8:40 PM

# Outbreak

Ireland is not bringing in airport checks for Ebola, says Department of Health

Ireland is fully prepared to deal with any possible Ebola case, the Chief Medical Officer said.

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Oct 10th 2014, 7:57 AM