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WHO: Ebola Now A Global Emergency

Aug 08, 2014 07:25 AM EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as a global health emergency after the death toll reached almost 1,000 and called on international organizations to cooperate on efforts to stop its spread.

Medical staff of Medecins sans Frontieres

Ebola Outbreak "Spreading Too Fast," says WHO

Ren Benavidez |

Aug 02, 2014 07:43 AM EDT

The World Health Organization believes Ebola can be stopped.

West African Leaders Discuss ‘Regionalized Strategy’ To Contain Ebola

Christl Leong |

Aug 01, 2014 04:54 PM EDT

Leaders of the three most ravaged nations of the Ebola outbreak - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - are set to meet on Guinea's capital Conakry on Friday in a concerted effort to contain the spread of the virus.

Ebola Treatment in Africa Impeded by Witchcraft and Sorcery Beliefs

Ren Benavidez |

Jul 31, 2014 10:39 PM EDT

A British doctor in West Africa said his treatment of residents infected with the Ebola virus is being hampered by their belief that it was a work of witchcraft.

Top Ebola Doctor In Sierra Leone Dies From Virus

Bianca Ortega |

Jul 30, 2014 07:25 AM EDT

Sheik Umar Khan, a top Ebola doctor in Sierra Leone, died on Tuesday after he got infected in one of the worst outbreaks of the virus in recent history.

Sheik Umar Khan, Sierra Leone Lead Doctor against Ebola Virus

Ebola Virologist Sick with the Same Disease He Treats

Staff Reporter |

Jul 24, 2014 08:41 AM EDT

Top Ebola doctor Sheik Umar Khan was diagnosed with the same disease he was trying to cure in Sierra Leone, adding to the increasing number of medical staff who caught the disease while trying to impede its spread across West Africa.

West African States Organize Anti-Boko Haram Force

Bianca Ortega |

Jul 24, 2014 02:55 AM EDT

West African states Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad agreed to organize a joint force that will combat the Boko Islamist militants terrorizing the region.

Ebola Virus Death Toll Rises to 467 in West Africa

Katie Collom |

Jul 02, 2014 03:18 AM EDT

Out of 759 Ebola virus cases in West Africa, 467 have died, prompting further concern over how to control the deadly outbreak.

Ebola Outbreak In West Africa Now Beyond Control –MSF

Bianca Ortega |

Jun 24, 2014 12:25 AM EDT

An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa is now beyond control in terms of the area affected and the number of cases, according to a medical charity institution.

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