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West Africa: Fear and Ignorance Aid Spread of Ebola
UNIRIN, 11 June 2014
An Ebola outbreak in West Africa that appeared to be winding down has flared up again, with officials blaming the resurgence on ignorance and a lack of experience in handling the… Read more »
'Ignorance Aid Spread of Ebola in West Africa'
Health officials are blaming the resurgence of Ebola, which appeared to be winding down, on ignorance and a lack of experience in handling the virus.
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Liberia: Sierra Leone Closes Borders
New Democrat, 12 June 2014
Sierra Leone shut its borders to trade with Guinea and Liberia on Wednesday and closed schools, cinemas and nightclubs in a frontier region in a bid to halt the spread of the Ebola… Read more »
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Guinea: Curbing Guinea's Other Outbreaks
UNIRIN, 12 June 2014
With health authorities and medical personnel battling Guinea's first outbreak of Ebola, there have inevitably been concerns about finding the human and physical resources to… Read more »
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Gambia: Deadly Ebola Sensitisation Reaches West Coast
Daily Observer, 12 June 2014
Gambian health authorities have been intensifying their sensitisation campaign against Ebola virus, aimed at preventing the highly contagious disease from entering the country. Read more »
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Gambia: UN System Supports Ebola Preparedness in Gambia
The Point, 11 June 2014
The United Nation System in The Gambia through the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday presented an assortment of medical items and other suppliers to the Ministry of Health… Read more »
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West Africa: Living With the Fear of Ebola in West Africa
IFRC, 11 June 2014
The Ebola virus disease is an intimidating disease. It is one of the most virulent viral diseases known to humankind as it can kill up to 90 percent of the people who are infected… Read more »
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Liberia: Liberia Not Ebola Free
New Democrat, 6 June 2014
Contrary to the notion that the deadly Ebola virus was no longer present in Liberia, the nation's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Bernice Dahn Thursday said there is no indication that… Read more »
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West Africa: Ebola Outbreak Plagues West Africa
VOA, 7 June 2014
Experts say the ebola outbreak in West Africa is far from under control. Read more »
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Liberia: Fresh Fears of Deadly Ebola
FrontPageAfrica, 6 June 2014
Authorities at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare have disclosed that Liberia remains vulnerable to the deadly Ebola virus that has already taken the lives of six persons. Read more »
InFocus
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Liberia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Tolbert Nyenswah, has announced that the country will be declared free of the deadly disease if no new case is reported within 21 days. Read more »
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Health officials are raising the alarm after the number of people who died from the deadly Ebola virus doubled, with six additional deaths reported. Read more »
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Guinea's Health Minister Remy Lamah has criticized the decision by neighboring Senegal to close its border with the West Africa country following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola ... Read more »
