ebola

Mali to monitor 43 people who came into contact with 2-year-old girl who contracted disease

Jack Moore Oct 24, 2014

Spammers are sending emails claiming to be from the World Health Organization which contain malware.

David Gilbert Oct 24, 2014

The families of 42 health workers will receive $10,000.

Sean Martin Oct 23, 2014

The 'Hermit Kingdom' also shut its borders to tourists during the Sars epidemic.

Tabatha Kinder Oct 23, 2014

UN report says Ikea pledged more to combat the disease than many other countries

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 23, 2014

Woman attacked on a bus in Rome as teenage girl accuses her of having Ebola virus.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 23, 2014

Healthcare workers on the frontline will be offered initial stock of the vaccine.

Lianna Brinded Oct 22, 2014

Twitters users circulate a poster that claims an illegal immigrant in Leicester has tested positive for Ebola.

Tabatha Kinder Oct 22, 2014

Rwanda to carry out Ebola tests on people who come from or have visited the two countries

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 22, 2014

While the US is directing travellers from Ebola-stricken areas to enter the country through five of its airports, the WHO is pushing for early testing of two vaccines in West Africa.

Jayalakshmi K Oct 22, 2014

Medical experts and media mongers pour in on how they think the Bridget Jones star has altered her look.

Maria Khan Oct 21, 2014

Thousands of people have bought a stuffed toy resembling an Ebola virus strain.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 21, 2014

Study says without exit screening, three Ebola-infected travellers will fly out every month increasing the spread of the disease.

Jayalakshmi K Oct 21, 2014

Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has called Ebola a 'major health crisis'.

Alfred Joyner Oct 20, 2014

Africa's most populous country goes six weeks with no new cases of deadly disease.

Jack Moore Oct 20, 2014

Man who travelled from the Middle East put in isolation after vomiting and bleeding on plane.

Dominic Gover Oct 20, 2014

With markets shut and harvest affected, Liberia headed for economic collapse unless global support comes in.

Jayalakshmi K Oct 20, 2014

Preventing loss of biodiversity can also work to control spread of infectious diseases like Ebola, concludes IUCN meeting in South Korea.

Jayalakshmi K Oct 19, 2014

Actor Glenn Close reveals she spent much of her childhood trapped in a right-wing, homophobic cult.

Fiona Keating Oct 18, 2014

Tests from infected people suggests there is more virus in samples compared to previous outbreaks

Oct 18, 2014

Hazmat teams arrived at the South car park of the Pentagon where the woman was taken ill.

Priya Joshi Oct 17, 2014

Klain is former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and former Vice President Al Gore.

Jack Moore Oct 17, 2014

Ebola outbreak is leading to misinformation about the virus

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 17, 2014

Food-producing West Africa regions of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia have been severely affected

Lianna Brinded Oct 17, 2014

Papiss Cisse and Cheick Tiote recently returned from Africa following ACN qualifiers.

Tony Mogan Oct 17, 2014

Countries latest to react to Ebola crisis by placing immediate entry bans on West African travellers

Jack Moore Oct 17, 2014

Nurse contracted Ebola while caring for Thomas Eric Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital.

Umberto Bacchi Oct 17, 2014

Two people from last district free from virus are now infected.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 17, 2014

Safety and efficiency testing taking time delaying availability of vaccine.

Jayalakshmi K Oct 17, 2014

Finance to be used to fight Ebola on the ground.

Finbarr Bermingham Oct 16, 2014