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Climate change may not just lead to a drastic change in weather patterns across the world but can also lead to the transmission of viruses.
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The explosion resulted in one worker getting third-degree burns.
How to prevent the new strain of bird flu turning into a global crisis
Tackling zoonotic diseases requires acknowledging the interplay among the health of humans, animals, and the environment.
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The outbreak area is an isolated area where transport and communication networks are limited.
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak after patient infected with the virus dies in DRC
The last outbreak of Ebola in the DRC was in 2014, when dozens of people died.
First Ebola – now mystery illness that killed 13 in Liberia linked to meningitis
Ministry of health calls for calm and says government is considering mass vaccination to tackle disease.
Harrowing images of deadly cholera outbreak sweeping through South Sudan's crowded refugee camps
Cholera has killed hundreds of people fleeing conflict and famine in South Sudan.
Oral Ebola vaccine for chimps could protect threatened wildlife from deadly virus
Apes too have been decimated by the Ebola virus and scientists are trying to find vaccines to protect them.
Ebola nurse Salome Karwah's husband says hospital's negligence behind her death
Karwah was named as Time magazine's person of the year in 2014 for her extraordinary work against Ebola.
Sierra Leone: Ebola 'superspreaders' accounted for over 60% of cases
Understanding people and contexts which increase the risk of superspreading could help contain future epidemics.
Meet Sierra Leone's only female surfer
19-year-old Kadiatu Kamara took up surfing to escape the horrors of the Ebola epidemic which devastated Sierra Leone in 2014.
Deadly Ebola virus could be passed on through breathing
Signs of Ebola viral replication was detected in the lung five days after disappearing from blood.
'Highly effective' vaccine developed against Ebola, health body confirms
None of the 5,837 people who got the vaccine in a trial recorded traces of the deadly virus.
Monrovia Football Academy: How football can foster social changes in Liberia
IBTimes UK speaks with MFA president and co-founder on work to help Liberian youths achieve their dreams.
Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua 'predicts' Hillary Clinton will be new US president
Self-claimed prophet 'saw' new US president, who he says is a woman.
UK Ebola-infected nurse Pauline Cafferkey cleared of misconduct at NMC hearing
Cafferkey faced a disciplinary hearing for failing to declare temperature on return to UK
Experimental cancer drug AR-12 effective at treating Ebola and drug-resistant HIV
Scientists call for further trials after animal studies show effectiveness in a host of viral infections.
Ebola stopped this teenage mother from getting healthcare - now Sierra Leone says she can't go to school
Ishara, an aspiring volley-ball player, got pregnant at the age of 15.
Monkeys in Africa feasting on bats filmed for the first time
Monkeys observed eating bats raises concerns about disease transmission pathways.
What is post-Ebola syndrome and what symptoms do survivors share?
Ebola survivors have to face series of complications described as post-Ebola syndrome.
Darpa working on vaccines that can adapt to take on fast-changing viruses
Darpa has launched a programme that aims to create vaccines that can adapt to fight constantly changing viruses.
Ebola: Liberian authorities call for calm after woman dies in new outbreak
The Liberian health ministry has insisted it is prepared to contain any new flare-up
Ebola: Why was British nurse Pauline Cafferkey admitted to hospital for a third time?
Cafferkey's new admission shows the virus is 'much more complex' than previously thought.
Bat 'super immunity' could help fight off diseases like Ebola in humans
Researchers have found that bat immunity differs from humans, and is effective in combatting lethal diseases.
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