‘Ebola Vaccine Only Works on White People’ Fake News Story Goes Viral

IBT By Simi John An article circulating online claiming that an Ebola vaccine is effective only on white people is a fake news story. The bogus report was published on The News Nerd a satirical current affairs website. The false story read: “The Center of Disease Control, which is headquartered in Atlanta, has released a statement saying the

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Liberia: Dead Ebola Patients Resurrect?

The New Dawn (Monrovia) By Franklin Doloquee Photo: Boakai Fofana A burial team carries the body of a suspected Ebola victim under the watchful eyes of police officers. Two Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county. The victims, both females, believed to be in their

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Liberia: Dead Ebola Patients Resurrect?

The New Dawn (Monrovia) By Franklin Doloquee Photo: Boakai Fofana A burial team carries the body of a suspected Ebola victim under the watchful eyes of police officers. Two Ebola patients, who died of the virus in separate communities in Nimba County have reportedly resurrected in the county. The victims, both females, believed to be in their

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Good news: Ebola ‘pretty much contained’ in Senegal and Nigeria, says WHO, but death toll now 2,793 in West Africa

AFP Senegal has not reported any new Ebola cases since it registered its first and only case on August 29 — a Guinean student who has since recovered. THE deadliest Ebola epidemic ever has now killed 2,793 in west Africa, the World Health Organisation  (WHO) said Monday, adding though that in Senegal and Nigeria the outbreak

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Obama to announce expanded plan to fight Ebola with 3000 American Soldiers

David Jackson, USA TODAY JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images President Obama on Tuesday will announce an expansion of a $763 million U.S. plan to help West Africa nations fight the spread of the Ebola virus, officials said Monday night. Adding to an existing project, the project calls for more doctors and health care providers; more portable

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Obama to announce expanded plan to fight Ebola with 3000 American Soldiers

David Jackson, USA TODAY JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images President Obama on Tuesday will announce an expansion of a $763 million U.S. plan to help West Africa nations fight the spread of the Ebola virus, officials said Monday night. Adding to an existing project, the project calls for more doctors and health care providers; more portable

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CDC issues Ebola checklist: ‘Now is the time to prepare’

Washington Examiner BY PAUL BEDARD The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warning hospitals and doctors that “now is the time to prepare,” has issued a six-page Ebola “checklist” to help healthcare workers quickly determine if patients are infected. While the CDC does not believe that there are new cases of Ebola in the United

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CDC issues Ebola checklist: ‘Now is the time to prepare’

Washington Examiner BY PAUL BEDARD The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warning hospitals and doctors that “now is the time to prepare,” has issued a six-page Ebola “checklist” to help healthcare workers quickly determine if patients are infected. While the CDC does not believe that there are new cases of Ebola in the United

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WHO- Use Ebola survivors’ blood

BBC By James Gallagher Blood from people who had Ebola could be used as a treatment The blood of patients who recover from Ebola should be used to treat others, the World Health Organization has announced. West Africa is facing the largest Ebola outbreak in history and more than 2,000 people have died. A global

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Test Ebola drug ’100% effective’

By James Gallagher BBC Ebola virus genetics The only clinical trial data on the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp shows it is 100% effective in monkey studies, even in later stages of the infection. The researchers, publishing their data in Nature, said it was a “very important step forward”. Yet the limited supplies will not help

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