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WHO Says Ebola Outbreak Death Toll To Rise At 2,295 In West Africa

Sep 10, 2014 02:35 AM EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday that the persistent Ebola outbreak has now killed 2,296 people in West Africa.

How to Detect Ebola in 30 Minutes: Japanese Scientists Show You How

Ana Verayo |

Sep 03, 2014 03:25 AM EDT

Japanese scientists have developed a method to detects the Ebola virus in a faster, cheaper way.

Ebola Spreads to Senegal, WHO Reports A Record-Setting Infection Spike

David Perry |

Aug 29, 2014 11:56 AM EDT

The appearance of the disease in Senegal, which had closed its border with Guinea, is indicative that containment and control has still not been achieved.

U.S. To Begin Ebola Vaccine Testing; Next Week

Cory Doyle |

Aug 28, 2014 03:31 PM EDT

Early next week, researchers are to begin testing humans with a highly experimental vaccine to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Prior texting of this particular vaccine is extremely minimal.

American Ebola Doctor-slash-Patient Cured

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 22, 2014 11:13 PM EDT

Happy to be granted a second life, American doctor Kent Brantly has been discharged from an Atlanta hospital on Thursday after being diagnosed with Ebola while he was helping fight the outbreak in West Africa.

Women More Affected By Ebola Than Men

Princess Carreon |

Aug 22, 2014 12:29 AM EDT

With the increasing number of deaths in Africa caused by the deadly Ebola outbreak, statisticians are inferring that the probability of women being affected is much greater as compared to men.

Liberia Takes Action to Control Ebola-Related Price Hikes

Rubi Valdez |

Aug 21, 2014 02:41 PM EDT

Public clamor against continuous price increase of basic commodities has urged the Liberian government to take action in mitigating unlawful market activities. Information Minister Lewis Brown announced that the government is placing counter measures to control the impact of Ebola crisis on the economy.

Myanmar Isolates Suspected Ebola Case

David Perry |

Aug 20, 2014 03:23 PM EDT

Authorities in the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar have isolated a man suspected of carrying the deadly Ebola virus.

The Ebola Dead Body Management Team A Risky Job That Needs to Be Done

Jan Dizon |

Aug 20, 2014 01:59 PM EDT

The Red Cross' Dead Body Management teams faces risks every day due to the dangers of moving the bodies of the casualties of the eboda virus outbreak in Africa, but also from the ire of family members who want to honor their deceased with burial traditions that often put them at risk of contracting the virus themselves.

Liberian Ebola Patients Who Escaped From Treatment Center Have Been Found

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 20, 2014 08:30 AM EDT

Liberian Ebola patients who escaped during a mob raid Saturday morning have been found as the death toll reaches a record-high after topping 1,200 deaths as of Tuesday.

Kenya Suspends Flights In Response To WHO's Ebola Statement

Des Cambaliza |

Aug 17, 2014 10:49 PM EDT

Kenya Airways will suspend flights to and from Ebola infected countries as a response to a World Health Organization (WHO) statement on Thursday.

Healthcare workers react as they prepare isolation and treatment areas for their Ebola, hemorrhagic fever operations, in Gueckedou, Guinea, on Friday, March 28, 2014.

Ebola Outbreak Causes Kenya to Close Borders

Cory Doyle |

Aug 16, 2014 03:55 PM EDT

Due to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Kenya has implemented precaution measures that will officially close its borders temporarily from any entry of travelers that have visited the countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Ebola Toll Vastly Underestimated --WHO

Des Cambaliza |

Aug 15, 2014 10:49 AM EDT

The World Health Organization believes that the Ebola toll is underestimated, saying the figures do not match up to the magnitude of the outbreak.

Some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus

China Receives Praise for Immediate Aid to Contain Ebola Outbreak

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 14, 2014 05:46 AM EDT

World Health Organization and West African leaders praise China's immediate response to the Ebola outbreak call for help in West Africa after the Asian giant sent experts and supplies to gravely affected countries on the continent.