Drug resistance among top threats: WHO
NEW DELHI: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has been identified as one of the 10 threats to global health in 2019 by World Health Organisation (WHO). The other threats on this list include HIV, Ebola, dengue,
Ebola Virus Disease ( Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever)
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West Africa: Sierra Leone Hit Hardest in Latest WHO Ebola Numbers
The global Ebola infection tally has surpassed 15,000. Sierra Leone confirmed 533 new cases in the week to November 16, accounting for much of the increase. Cases of Ebola reached 15,145, with 5,420
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What we can learn from Nigeria
Four months ago, when Nigeria reported its first Ebola case it shocked the world health community . They feared an `apocalyptic urban outbreak' since the patient was traced in Lagos -Africa's largest city
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Country far from ready to fight Ebola
Protective Gear Missing, LNJP Ward Needs Major Changes India has been caught napping on its preparedness for mass screening and treatment of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Despite several warnings issued
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The economic impact of the 2014 Ebola epidemic: short- and medium-term estimates for West Africa
Beyond its terrible toll in human lives and suffering, the Ebola epidemic has inflicted a measurable economic impact on West Africa in terms of forgone output, higher fiscal deficits, rising prices, lower
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West Africa: EU Announces New Funding of €29 Million for Anti-Ebola Aid
The European Union is continuing to scale up its response to the Ebola epidemic as its Coordinator for the emergency, Commissioner Christos Stylianides together with Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner
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Ebola response must include socio-economic recovery, says UNDP
The Ebola virus disease that has caused a medical emergency in the three-most affected countries in West Africa is also affecting the means of making a living of millions of the poorest and most vulnerable
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A three-scale network model for the early growth dynamics of 2014 West Africa Ebola epidemic
n mid-October 2014, the number of cases of the West Africa Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia exceeded 9,000 cases. The early growth dynamics of the epidemic has been qualitatively
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Climate change threatens global health security: UN Environment Programme
SAN JUAN: The rapid propagation in recent years of infectious diseases such as Malaria, Chikungunya and even Ebola is one more example of how climate change threatens global health security. "Climatic
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Conservancy of mAb Epitopes in Ebolavirus Glycoproteins of previous and 2014 outbreaks
Several monoclonal antibodies (mAb) are being evaluated as treatment options for the current 2014 Ebola outbreak. But they were derived from and tested for protection against the older 1976 Mayinga or
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The Ebola vaccine underdog
In the race to develop an Ebola vaccine, a small cancer therapy company, NewLink Genetics, has been in the shadows of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a big pharma company with lots of experience and far deeper