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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EU approves 1.15 billion euro aid package for West Africa
The European Union on Monday approved 1.15 billion euros (£813.78 million) in aid for West Africa through to 2020, nearly doubling its previous commitment to a region that is a major source of migrants
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UN chief to host global Ebola recover conference on Friday
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is scheduled to host an International Ebola Recovery Conference at in New York on Friday in cooperation with the presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, who are
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Ebola: Liberia reports second case after teenager's death
After a teenager reportedly died from Ebola in Liberia on Sunday, a second case has been confirmed, raising the spectre of the lurking virus. The two cases come after the nation was declared Ebola-free
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Uganda: Scientists Probe Connection Between Human, Livestock Diseases
A consortium of Ugandan and American scientists are conducting studies into zoonotic diseases that affect both humans and animals or cross from either species. "We are focusing on diseases which come
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Nigeria: Ebola Resurgence in Liberia "Puts Fear" in Nigeria
Nigeria began moves to douse panic and raise alert levels on Ebola virus disease, after a 17-year-old Liberian boy died from the virus just seven weeks after the country was declared free of the virus.
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2nd Ebola case declared in Liberia as health workers protest
MONROVIA, Liberia — Health workers stormed the Ministry of Health on Wednesday, demanding benefits as Liberia confirmed its second case of Ebola, seven weeks after the country was declared free of the
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Sierra Leone urged to get tough on tax to repair battered health system
Reducing tax breaks for mining companies and cracking down on tax evasion could generate revenues and save lives in wake of Ebola, says report Sierra Leone’s government should reduce tax breaks for
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New study verifies accuracy of rapid Ebola test
Robert Garry, professor of microbiology and immunology at the Tulane University School of Medicine, says a study proves the new rapid Ebola test is as accurate in diagnosing the disease as the traditional
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Sierra Leone Announces New Curfew to Halt Ebola
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma said Friday he was imposing a three-week daytime curfew in the last Ebola-hit areas in a bid to curb a resurgence of the deadly virus. Koroma announced on state
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ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test kit for point-of-care and laboratory-based testing for Ebola virus disease: a field validation study
At present, diagnosis of Ebola virus disease requires transport of venepuncture blood to field biocontainment laboratories for testing by real-time RT-PCR, resulting in delays that complicate patient care