In light of the first diagnosis of Ebola in the U.S. earlier this week, concerns over whether the disease will…
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Low risk of Ebola outbreak in US, officials say
U.S. health officials are monitoring the Ebola outbreak in Africa but say the risk of the deadly germ spreading to…
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Hospital discharges US Ebola patients
Atlanta – Emory University Hospital has discharged two American missionaries treated for Ebola. “Today is a miraculous day,” Dr. Kent…
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CDC anthrax scare conjures up real Friday the 13th nightmare
It is a Friday the 13th Dr Paul Meechan will not soon forget. On that night last week, bioterrorism researchers…
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New Ebola clinics useless without more trained staff, aid agencies warn
A shortage of volunteers to staff the new Ebola clinics and hospitals the international community is building in West Africa…
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CDC sending 50 specialists to West Africa
As Ebola continues to spread in West Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to increase the…
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Britain lifts bird flu restrictions on duck farm
Britain on Sunday lifted restrictions on the movement of poultry in a six-mile (9.7-km) zone around a duck farm in…
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Liberia president to end Ebola state of emergency
Liberia’s president said Thursday she is lifting a state of emergency imposed to control an Ebola outbreak that has ravaged…
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Fatal virus in Ghana was not Ebola
Blood tests have shown that a 12-year-old girl in Ghana who died of viral fever with bleeding did not have…
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West Africa Ebola outbreak tops 700 deaths
The death toll from the worst recorded Ebola outbreak in history surpassed 700 in West Africa as security forces went…
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