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# Outbreak

Nurse in Australia being tested for Ebola

The woman had just returned from working for the Red Cross in Sierra Leone.

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Oct 9th 2014, 7:17 AM

# Outbreak

Ebola has killed nearly 3,000 people this year

The US President said international aid simply is not flowing into West Africa fast enough.

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Sep 26th 2014, 9:50 PM

# EBOLA

European doctors urge governments to "mobilise" in fight against Ebola

Irish medical personnel are among those who have signed the letter calling on western governments to join the fight.

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Sep 26th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Outbreak

Number of Ebola cases could hit 20,000 within weeks

Members of the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Health are set to meet with NGOs to discuss the issue tomorrow.

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Sep 23rd 2014, 4:28 PM

# UN Security Council

Deadly Ebola outbreak now a "threat to world peace"

That’s according to the UN Security Council, which met today.

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Sep 18th 2014, 10:50 PM

Voices

Column: The Ebola outbreak is much more than a medical emergency

Food scarcities, rocketing transport costs, closures to schools and clinics – an on-the-ground account of the situation in Liberia.

Sep 11th 2014, 1:10 PM

# Outbreak

Four day 'lockdown' planned to halt spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone

People won’t be allowed out of their homes during the period of the lockdown, and over 20,000 people are being hired to enforce it.

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Sep 6th 2014, 12:50 PM

# EBOLA

Ebola outbreak could easily have been averted, says expert

There has been criticism of the World Health Organisation over the slow response to the Ebola outbreak.

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Sep 5th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Outbreak

Ebola-hit Liberia bans sailors from disembarking

Meanwhile, Morocco has vowed to keep up regularly scheduled flights to Ebola-hit nations in a “solidarity” move.

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Aug 30th 2014, 12:24 PM

# Contain It

Schools told how to protect against Ebola

The HPSC says that the risk of the virus landing in Ireland is “very low”.

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Aug 27th 2014, 3:40 PM

# Outbreak

There has been a "very, very small" number of suspect Ebola cases in Ireland

The HSE said it would not be providing information on other cases – but that there had been a “handful” of investigations apart from the Donegal death.

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Aug 26th 2014, 10:44 PM

# EBOLA

British Ebola victim being flown back to Britain

The healthcare worker is being flown home on a military plane.

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Aug 24th 2014, 4:01 PM

# Outbreak

Woman in Scotland tests negative for Ebola virus

The woman fell ill at a deportation facility, but has tested negative for the disease.

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Aug 16th 2014, 12:47 PM

# Stand down

Suspected Ebola virus ruled out for patient in Dublin hospital

Ebola was suspected as one possibility for man suffering ‘flu-like’ symptoms but he has been cleared by medics.

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Aug 15th 2014, 10:34 AM

# Outbreak

Ebola virus ruled out for patient in Dublin hospital

A Dublin hospital had restricted access to the patient as they investigated Ebola as a possibility – they have now cleared him.

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Aug 15th 2014, 7:52 AM

# underestimated

WHO: The Ebola outbreak is much worse than people think

The official death toll has now climbed to 1,069.

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Aug 15th 2014, 7:26 AM

# Outbreak

WHO says you're unlikely to get Ebola on a plane

The number of people who have died has now hit 1,069.

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Aug 14th 2014, 5:57 PM

# Outbreak

Priest dies from Ebola in Spain as death toll exceeds 1000

He had been treated with an experimental US serum after being evacuated from Liberia to Spain.

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Aug 12th 2014, 10:33 AM

# Outbreak

Rwanda tests German student for Ebola

The results will be available in 48 hours, the country’s health ministry said.

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Aug 11th 2014, 7:40 AM

# Outbreak

How would Ireland fare in the event of a global pandemic?

Not too bad, actually.

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Aug 9th 2014, 10:15 AM

# Outbreak

US doctor with Ebola releases statement from isolation ward and says he is getting better

“When the result was positive, I remember a deep sense of peace that was beyond all understanding,” he said.

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Aug 8th 2014, 10:21 PM

# Virus

Irish aid workers travel to Sierre Leone to help with Ebola outbreak

The GOAL support team will travel to areas worst affected by the outbreak.

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Aug 8th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Outbreak

"He's in good spirits" - New York hospital waits for test results on possible Ebola victim

Almost 900 people have died across west Africa in the deadliest outbreak of Ebola ever recorded.

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Aug 5th 2014, 9:49 PM

# Outbreak

Second case of ebola confirmed in Nigeria

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country.

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Aug 4th 2014, 2:46 PM

# Africa

Ebola outbreak is "moving faster than our efforts to control it"

The World Health Organisation says consequences could be “catastrophic” if the disease continues to spread.

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Aug 2nd 2014, 8:18 AM

# Outbreak

World Health Organisation launches €75 million ebola plan

The outbreak has been called “an extraordinary challenge”.

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Aug 1st 2014, 8:24 AM

# Outbreak

Sierra Leone declares "Stay At Home Day" in bid to curb ebola

An American doctor who contracted the disease is said to have made a slight recovery.

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Jul 31st 2014, 12:05 PM

# Outbreak

Canadian doctor quarantined as ebola outbreak continues to spread

The death toll now stands at 672 in the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever.

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Jul 30th 2014, 10:40 AM

# Outbreak

Video: What exactly is the Ebola virus?

This video shows how the infection takes hold.

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Jul 30th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Outbreak

American doctor who moved to Africa to help Ebola patients has contracted the disease

Dr Kent Brantly had been working to contain the outbreak, which has killed more than 660 people already.

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Jul 27th 2014, 1:06 PM

# Outbreak

Advice for Irish travelers updated, as Ebola spreads to Nigeria

A Liberian national who traveled to Africa’s most populous nation has died in quarantine in Lagos.

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Jul 25th 2014, 7:59 PM

# West Africa

Ireland commits a further €144K to fight worst Ebola outbreak in history

The outbreak started in Guinea in early 2014 and has spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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Jul 15th 2014, 11:03 AM

# Outbreak

Heading long-haul this summer? Get the polio vaccination, says the HSE...

The recommendation applies to a number of African, Asian, and Middle Eastern countries.

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May 22nd 2014, 8:18 AM

# Liberia

DFA updates travel advice for Irish citizens, following Ebola outbreak

101 deaths have been recorded to date in Guinea, and 12 in neighbouring Liberia.

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Apr 11th 2014, 9:58 PM

# Outbreak

Crowd attacks Ebola treatment centre

The violence took place in a town in Guinea where at least 14 people have died of the deadly disease.

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Apr 5th 2014, 1:41 PM

# infected

Students told to check that they're vaccinated after measles outbreak

Two cases have been confirmed at NUI Galway in the first cases in the country so far this year.

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Apr 2nd 2014, 6:45 AM

# Epidemic

Aid agency worker dies as Ebola outbreak spreads

Meanwhile, Senegal has closed border crossings to Guinea “until further notice” in an attempt to contain the deadly virus.

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Apr 1st 2014, 1:46 PM

# Outbreak

DFA updates travel advice, as Guinea Ebola epidemic spreads

An outbreak of the virus has killed dozens of people in the West African nation’s southern forests.

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Mar 27th 2014, 9:44 PM

# Outbreak

Funerals are spreading deadly Ebola virus, warn doctors

The outbreak of the virus has already claimed 61 lives.

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Mar 26th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Outbreak

Ebola has now spread into Liberia, say Irish aid workers

The deadly virus has already killed more than 60 people and infected many more.

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Mar 25th 2014, 5:14 PM