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An Ebola survivor speaks: 'They threw me in the death house, but I escaped'
IBTimes UK tells the incredible story of Deedee, the Liberian housewife who lost her husband and baby but somehow beat Ebola.
WHO: Global health care needs revamping to avoid Ebola like 'tragedy'
The World Health Organization said efforts must be made for the global health care to be improved as a whole.
WHO urges more care in naming diseases to avoid offence
World Health Organization: 'Use of disease names such as swine flu have stigmatized certain communities.'
Deadly Ebola virus lurked and grew in eye of 'cured' physician, doctors discover
Finding has serious implications for survivors of the fatal disease who could risk blindness.
Ebola Virus: Liberian woman infected with virus after sex with man, six months after he was cured of the disease
The report has sparked fears that the virus could survive twice as long than originally thought.
Ebola 400 days on: Assuming epidemic is stemmed will only result in 'disaster next door'
Emergency aid worker Rossella Miccio reflects on Sierra Leone's Ebola crisis after 400 days.
'Ebola man' quarantined at US embassy in Nicaragua
Man isolated at home over fears arising from Liberia trip.
Ebola: Military nurse Anna Cross given all-clear from deadly virus
Anna Cross, 25, contracted the virus while working as a volunteer nurse in Sierra Leone.
Ebola: US aid workers evacuated after exposure to virus that continues to spread, a year after first reported case
US aid workers in Port Loko district of northern Sierra Leone evacuated.
Ebola military worker coming to Britain for treatment from Sierra Leone
British military healthcare worker contracted Ebola in Kerry Town.
Ebola: British military health worker tests positive for virus in Sierra Leone
BREAKING: Ministry of Defence confirms military healthcare worker has contracted virus.
Ebola: Asian herb prevents infection in mice and human cells
Tetrandrine from herb shown to prevent Ebola in mice and in human tissue cultures.
Ebola drug tests show improved chances of survival when administered early
The first human test of the drug favipiravir was conducted in West Africa on 69 adults and teens in Guinea.
Ebola: Pauline Cafferkey under investigation with 4 doctors and nurses over Heathrow screening
It is believed Cafferkey may have starting showing symptoms of Ebola before leaving Sierra Leone.
Ebola: WHO approves Corgenix kit which will cut test times to 15 minutes
The new device has the potential to save thousands of lives
World of Warcraft players raise $1.9m for Ebola relief adopting Argi the space goat
Argi the intergalactic goat helps raise nearly $2m for Ebola relief efforts.
World Press Photo of the Year: Mads Nissen's Homophobia In Russia takes first place
A photo of a gay couple in St Petersburg, Russia, has won World Press Photo of the Year 2014.
Ebola: High mortality in young children sees four out of five dying
WHO calls upon authorities to address high death rate in young children.
David Cameron plans new medal for UK 'heroes' fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone
Cameron says more details will be released 'in due course' and the award will be issued by summer.
Ebola vaccine trials on 30,000 volunteers to begin in Liberia
More than 8,500 people have already lost their lives to Ebola.
'I'd rather have died than leave Ebola frontline': The heroic struggle of Katie Meyler
Meyler tells us how she helped fight Ebola in Liberia's capital Monrovia and became a Time Person of the Year.
Ebola vaccine trials to begin in Liberia within weeks
GlaxoSmithKline, NewLink Genetics and Merck involved in year-long trials.
Ebola animal to human transmission linked to population density and habitat degradation
With high population density and low vegetation cover, risks of transmission believed to be high.
Ebola: Great apes 'need a vaccine too' as virus has wiped out a third of their numbers in past outbreaks
Ebola constitutes bigger threat to gorillas and chimps with higher mortality rates and close contacts.
World Economic Forum Davos: West vulnerable to epidemics, warns professor who discovered Ebola
Professor Peter Piot, co-discoverer of Ebola, warns that more needs to be done.
Ebola: Mali declared free of disease, outbreak shows decline in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
No new Ebola cases reported from Mali in last 42 days, Health Minister Ousmane Kone says.
North Manchester General Hospital confirms patient being 'tested for Ebola'
Patient with "history of travel to West Africa" isolated at North Manchester General
Ebola: Suitcase kit detects virus in 15 minutes, as vaccine testing nears final stages
Kit, developed by DPZ researchers, works without electricity, cold chain or lab equipment.
Ebola: Despite 250 new cases in a week Sierra Leone may be seeing slowdown, says WHO
Fresh cases continue to be recorded and under-reporting remains a cause of concern.
Ebola: Suspected case at South Wales hospital in patient returned from West Africa
Patient undergoing tests at Royal Glamorgan hospital for deadly virus after displaying symptoms.