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Quarantines to be Instated for Returning Missionaries from Africa

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Desires to stop the deadly disease from spreading have forced health officials to quarantine missionaries that are returning from Africa. Consequently, the two missionary organizations (SIM USA and Samaritan’s Purse) will be quarantined as soon as they return from Africa, as a precautionary measure. Health officials have ensured the public that such measures are just due to an abundance of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: Ebola, Ebola outbreak, ebola quarantine, missionaries, Samaritan’s Purse

Work on Ebola Drugs Could start in U.S. Emergency Labs

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Currently, the United States has three facilities that are especially established to quickly produce vaccines and therapeutic agents if and when major public threats occur. These facilities have assured the U.S. of their support and involvement in aiding the government with the Ebola situation that is spiraling out of control. The establishments are called “Centers for Innovation in Advanced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: drug manufacturers, drug producers, Ebola, ebola drugs, Ebola outbreak, ebola treatment, vaccine facilities

The Ebola Outbreak Forces WHO to Declare Public Health Emergency

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The modern world is facing one of the most severe Ebola virus outbreaks in history. Approximately 1000 casualties already reported in West Africa has forced the World Health Organization to declare international public health emergency Friday. This means that it demands an “extraordinary” response from officials. Since the regulations enforcing such alarms were adopted (in 2007), this is the third … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Ebola news, Ebola outbreak, Ebola virus, health news, Public health emergency, West Africa, WHO

Ebola Claims the Life of Nigerian Nurse

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Wednesday was a day of silence when Prof. Chukwu Onyebuchi, the Minister of Health, announced that five Nigerians had been infected with the Ebola Virus. They had contracted the virus from the late Patrick Sawyer. In total, Nigeria has now recorded 7 cases of the disease (including the nurse and the Liberian who are now dead). The other five patients are currently being tested and treated in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: Ebola, Ebola death toll, Ebola outbreak, ebola victims, Ebola virus, nigeria, nurse ebola

Drastic Increase in Ebola Mortality Expected in the Near Future

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Experts looking into the recent Ebola outbreak in Western Africa say that although the death rates have not yet been extreme, we shouldn’t believe that it won’t prove virulent in the end. According to them, as the data is tallied up and once more victims succumb, it may just be that we’re terrified with the results. The World Health Organization released a new count of the victims: 1603 cases … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: death rates, ebola death rates, ebola mortality, Ebola outbreak, guinea, West Africa

Experimental Serum to be Tested on American Ebola Patients

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Two U.S. health agencies intervened in the case of the two Americans infected with the Ebola virus and made it possible that they receive an experimental serum. As there is no vaccine or proven treatment for the disease, doctors can only hope for the best in the case of the two Americans who became infected while working in Liberia. Both t National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: american missionaries, Ebola, Ebola outbreak, ebola serum, ebola treatment, liberia

An Ebola Outbreak Could be an Imminent Catastrophe According to the WHO

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West Africa has already been experiencing a serious outbreak of Ebola, with more than 760 patients that have died from the illness, and the WHO fears that it may already be out of control. However, the head of the World Health Organization said that there may be means of stopping the disease. Margaret Chan discussed the situation with the presidents of the three involved countries, Guinea, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: Ebola, Ebola outbreak, Ebola virus, liberia, sierra leone, WHO

Ebola Outbreak Declared while the WHO Launches a $100 Million Initiative

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Since the Ebola outbreak began in February, 729 people have died out of the total of 1323 that were infected. As a result, the World Health Organization has decided to launch a $100 million response plan meant to combat the deadly outbreak that is wreaking havoc throughout West Africa. The United Nations agency declared that on Friday, Margaret Chan, World Health Organization Director General, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: Ebola outbreak, Ebola virus, guinea, liberia, sierra leone, WHO ebola outbreak, WHO plan

Sierra Leone President Declares Health Emergency Because of Ebola

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Sierra Leone’s president, Ernest Bai Koroma declared a state of emergency Wednesday, because of the largest outbreak of the Ebola virus in history. He drafted in security forces and placed movement restrictions to combat the spread of the deadly virus. He also canceled a programmed visit to the USA for a U.S.-Africa summit next week. Mr. Koroma said the emergency would “enable us take a more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, National News Tagged With: Ebola, Ebola outbreak, guinea, liberia, sierra leone, WHO

Liberian Borders Shut because of Ebola Outbreak

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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...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Ebola, Ebola outbreak, Ebola virus, liberian borders, sierra leone, West Africa

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