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British navy arrives to 'kick Ebola out of Sierra Leone'
Oct 30, 2014 (AFP)
A British navy mission said it was nervous but ready "to see that Ebola is kicked out" as it arrived in Sierra Leone Thursday to treat victims of the deadly vir...
Scientists discover exact receptor for DEET that repels mosquitoes
Oct 30, 2014 (SPX)
DEET has been the gold standard of insect repellents for more than six decades, and now researchers led by a University of California, Davis, scientist have dis...
Why NASA is watching Ebola
Oct 30, 2014 (UPI)
It's well known that scientists at NASA are eager to get samples of soil and rock from Mars into labs here on Earth. And and the most coveted of samples are tho...
China 'vulnerable' to Ebola outbreak: expert
Oct 30, 2014 (AFP)
China is "vulnerable" to the deadly Ebola outbreak due to the soaring number of Chinese working in Africa and poor infection control at home, a co-discoverer of...
US orders quarantine for troops leaving W.Africa
Oct 29, 2014 (AFP)
The Pentagon on Wednesday ordered a 21-day quarantine for all troops returning from West Africa as controversy raged over the US government's attempts to preven...
TB-diabetes co-epidemic looms, experts warn
Oct 29, 2014 (AFP)
A report warned Wednesday of a looming tuberculosis-diabetes epidemic as the two diseases intertwine in many countries, driven in part by a rise in unhealthy li...
Evolutionary roots of Ebola more ancient than previously thought
Oct 28, 2014 (SPX)
A new study is helping to rewrite Ebola's family history. The research shows that filoviruses - a family to which Ebola and its similarly lethal relative, Marbu...
Obama to make statement on US fight against Ebola in Africa
Oct 28, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama on Tuesday was to make remarks at the White House on US efforts to aid in the fight against Ebola in West Africa. Obama will make his rem...
Is there a way out of the Ebola epidemic
Oct 28, 2014 (SPX)
Not everyone who contracts the Ebola virus dies, the survival rate is around 30% suggesting that some kind of immunity to the disease is possible. Experimental ...
US troops quarantined in Italy after W. Africa stint
Oct 27, 2014 (AFP)
US troops returning from West Africa are being quarantined at a base in Italy as a precaution to prevent the potential spread of the Ebola virus, the Pentagon s...
Litmus strip-like Ebola diagnostic test works in 30 minutes
Oct 27, 2014 (UPI)
A team of synthetic biologists have developed a prototype paper test that they say can detect the presence of Ebola strains within 30 minutes, a development tha...
Visiting US envoy condemns response to Ebola epidemic
Oct 26, 2014 (AFP)
The US envoy to the United Nations criticised the level of international support for nations hit by Ebola as she began a tour of west Africa on Sunday. Samantha...
New commander takes over US Ebola mission in West Africa
Oct 26, 2014 (AFP)
A new commander on Saturday took over the US military mission to combat Ebola in West Africa, the Pentagon said. In Monrovia, Major General Gary Volesky of the ...
$100 mn Ebola pledge from Microsoft co-founder Allen
Oct 23, 2014 (AFP)
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen said Thursday he was boosting his donations to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to $100 million. Alle...
At least four months to contain Ebola: Red Cross chief
Oct 22, 2014 (AFP)
The Ebola epidemic will take at least four months to contain even if all necessary steps are taken, the global head of the Red Cross said Wednesday, warning of ...
Amphibians being wiped out by emerging viruses
Oct 20, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists tracing the real-time impact of viruses in the wild have found that entire amphibian communities are being killed off by closely related viruses intr...
Ashoka Mukpo could be released within week
Oct 20, 2014 (UPI)
Doctors in Nebraska confirmed that Ebola patient Ashoka Mukpo continues to improve, nearly three weeks after he was diagnosed with the deadly disease. Another 4...
'Every nation' must help in fight against Ebola: Liberia
Oct 19, 2014 (AFP)
Liberia's president has made an impassioned plea for all nations to commit to the fight against Ebola ahead of a meeting by EU foreign ministers Monday, under p...
'Pioneers': the Spanish medics fighting Ebola in Europe
Oct 19, 2014 (AFP)
Doctor Lago was with her kids, Doctor Fernandez was at Pilates class and Doctors Arsuaga and De la Calle were eating chocolate ice cream, when the call came abo...
Drexel study questions 21-day quarantine period for Ebola
Oct 16, 2014 (SPX)
As medical personnel and public health officials are responding to the first reported cases of Ebola Virus in the United States, many of the safety and treatmen...
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