After the largest Ebola outbreak has caused countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to find new resources to deal with the issue, on Monday, Liberia announced that it will be closing its borders. At the same time, the government will be trying to convince citizens of the gravity of the crisis. The virus started out in Guinea and after five months since it first appeared, it has already … [Read more...]
Has the Ebola Virus Been Lurking Undetected in West Africa?
Of all the viruses in the world, Ebola is one of the most feared ones. It has managed to kill over 600 people so far in West Africa, and studies show that it has been smoldering there for years. As a matter of fact, researchers claim that people who have been getting sick from it, thought they had a different illness. New studies of blood samples from people suffering from different viral-like … [Read more...]
Ebola outbreak contained to Guinea and Liberia so far, says WHO
Putting an end to speculations that the Ebola virus is spreading to other countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced that the outbreak in coastal West Africa is still contained to Guinea and Liberia. Talking about the cases reported in Sierra Leone, Mali and Ghana, the international health body said,” None of the cases has been confirmed of Ebola. Rumored cases in Mali … [Read more...]
Atleast 84 killed in Guinea’s Ebola epidemic
Atleast 84 people have died of the Ebola virus out of the 129 cases reported in Guinea, a governmental source said. Among the worst affected region is Gueckedou where 54 people have died of the epidemic out of the 79 cases reported so far. The capital city of Conakry has so far claimed four lives out of the 11 reported cases. Sakoba Keita, head of the disease control unit, said, “The health … [Read more...]
