Ebolavirus
Spanish nurse tests negative for Ebola
A Spanish nurse who became the first person outside Africa to be infected with Ebola on Oct. 19 tested negative for the virus, Madrid said
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Second health worker in Texas tests positive for Ebola
A second health worker at the Texas hospital where the first case of Ebola contamination on US soil occurred has tested positive for the disease, the state government said
Ebola death rate up to 70 percent: WHO
The death rate in the Ebola epidemic raging in west Africa has reached around 70 percent, the World Health Organization said
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Ebola-infected UN employee dies in Germany: hospital
A UN employee infected with the Ebola virus in west Africa has died after arriving in Germany last week for treatment, the hospital said Oct.14.
Spanish nurse first to contract Ebola outside Africa
A Spanish nurse has contracted Ebola after treating two patients who died from the disease at a Madrid hospital in the first known case of transmission outside of Africa
US Ebola case is first diagnosed outside Africa
The United States has diagnosed its first case of Ebola in a man who was infected in Liberia and traveled to Texas, US health officials said Tuesday, pledging to contain the virus that has killed more than 3,000.
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Montenegro Takes no Chances Over Ebola
Montenegrin health authorities on Thursday said a specialist medical team for Ebola had been formed, although the country has not registered a single case of the disease.
The five-member team has already identified health care institutions and hotels that could use as temporary quarantine facility, the National Institute of Health said on Thursday.
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Suspected Ebola patient leaves Turkey after being diagnosed with Malaria
A Nigerian woman, who was taken to the hospital on the suspicion being inflicted by the Ebola virus, left Turkey after leaving the hospital Aug. 14, as doctors diagnosed her with Malaria.
WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak 'International Public Health Emergency'
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency – its highest-level alert possible, Friday.
"The possible consequences of further international spread are particularly serious in view of the virulence of the virus," the UN health agency said in a statement, following a two day meeting in their headquarters in Geneva.
Greeks feared to have Ebola test positive for malaria
A Greek man who was suspected of being infected with the Ebola virus has tested positive for malaria, health authorities said Friday.