Tropical diseases
Turkish worker employed in Africa rushed to Istanbul hospital on Ebola suspicion
A Turkish worker employed in Nigeria has been rushed to an Istanbul hospital with the suspicion of Ebola, after showing signs of a high fever and diarrhea
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
American cameraman for NBC News diagnosed with Ebola in Liberia
An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, the network said on Oct. 2
US hunts contacts of seriously ill Ebola patient
US health officials scoured the Dallas area Wednesday for people -- including schoolchildren -- who came in contact with a Liberian man who was diagnosed with Ebola, as it emerged a hospital mix-up saw him initially turned away.
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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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Ebola cases to triple in weeks without drastic action: WHO
The number of Ebola infections will triple to 20,000 by November, soaring by thousands every week if efforts to stop the outbreak are not stepped up radically, the WHO warned in a study on Tuesday.
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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Monkey study: Ebola vaccine works, needs booster
New monkey studies show that one shot of an experimental Ebola vaccine can trigger fast protection, but the effect waned unless the animals got a booster shot made a different way.
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EU pledges 140 mn euros for Ebola-hit West Africa
The European Union on Friday announced 140 million euros ($183 million) in funds to fight the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa, a sharp increase over its previous aid as the outbreak worsens.
The commission said the aid was necessary to boost measures to stop the "worst ever outbreak of the epidemic" from ravaging Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria.
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Ebola death toll passes 1,500 as regional crisis talks begin
Ebola-hit nations met for crisis talks on Thursday as the death toll topped 1,500 and the World Health Organization warned that the number of cases could exceed 20,000 before the outbreak is stemmed.