Fifteen persons have been quarantined at the accident and emergency ward of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital after an Ebola Virus Disease scare in the hospital on Wednesday. Those quarantined included nine nurses, one doctor, four health workers and one patient. The EVD scare in the UCTH resulted from the death of a […]
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Liberia announces second Ebola death as new outbreak spreads
July 15, 2015 
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Liberia said on Wednesday a second patient had died in a resurgence of the Ebola virus and the outbreak had spread to its capital city. The sixth confirmed case since the virus re-emerged at the end of June was a healthcare worker in Monrovia, chief medical officer Francis Karteh said on state radio. “Now we […]
Continue reading Number of Ebola cases now tops 16,000 – WHO
December 1, 2014 0 Comments
The number of confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola in the current outbreak has surpassed 16,000, according to the World Health Organization, with nearly 7,000 deaths from those cases. The United Nations’ health agency issued its latest numbers Friday, focusing on how Ebola has affected Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — the three countries […]
Continue reading Minister Raises Alarm Over Possible Ebola Resurgence in Nigeria
November 17, 2014 0 Comments
Following the nationwide strike embarked upon by health workers under the umbrella of Joint Health Staff Union, the State/ Supervising Minister of Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan, has raised the alarm over possible resurgence of Ebola in Nigeria. Alhassan, who praised President Goodluck Jonathan for tackling the dreaded virus and making Nigeria an Ebola-free nation, said […]
Continue reading Panic at MMIA as Ebola victim arrives Nigeria
October 30, 2014 5 Comments
There was panic yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos as a Nigerian, who had already been cured of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone arrived aboard Royal Air Maroc. The ebola victim, Mr. Theophilus Onnakhinon, was flown from Sierra Leone by the airline while his younger brother, Mr. Chinedu Eroka was said […]
Continue reading Dallas second nurse Amber Vinson infected with Ebola, now virus-free
October 28, 2014 5 Comments
A second Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola is now free of the virus and will be released from the hospital where she’s been treated, hospital officials said Tuesday. Amber Vinson will make a statement at a 1 p.m. ET news conference announcing her discharge, which comes about two weeks after her diagnosis, Atlanta’s Emory University […]
Continue reading Actress Regina Askia Volunteers to Work at US Ebola Center
October 25, 2014 4 Comments
Former Nollywood actress who is now a registered nurse, Regina Askia has volunteered to work at a US Ebola Center. Regina was initially supposed to look for nurses to volunteer at the Ebola center but as the female nurses were not volunteering she volunteered her services… On her face book page, she wrote:
Continue reading Mali Confirms First Case of Ebola
October 24, 2014 0 Comments
Mali has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the country. Officials say a two-year-old girl has tested positive for the deadly virus. The girl was brought to Mali from neighboring Guinea, where the outbreak this year is believed to have started, World Health Organization spokeswoman Yvette Bivigou said. The girl, whose father died of […]
Continue reading WHO declares Nigeria Ebola-free country (Photos)
October 20, 2014 3 Comments
Nigeria has been declared officially free of Ebola after six weeks with no new cases, the World Health Organisation says. Africa’s most populous country won praise for its swift response after an infected Liberian diplomat brought the disease there in July. The WHO also declared Senegal Ebola-free on Friday. The outbreak has killed more than […]
Continue reading No govt should claim credit over Ebola roll back — Jonathan
October 17, 2014 0 Comments
In response to criticisms of government by some opposition governors over who gets the credit for the roll back of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan has explained that the “buy-in” of Nigerians into the campaign was responsible for the success in tackling the outbreak. Therefore, he said no government should […]
Continue reading Texas Health-Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
October 12, 2014 0 Comments
A health-care worker who cared for the Ebola patient who died last week in Dallas has preliminary tested positive for the disease, Texas health officials said early Sunday, in what is likely to have been the first known transmission in the U.S. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas reported a low-grade fever Friday night and […]
Continue reading Ebola Outbreak: 1,332 Nigerian Soldiers Quarantined…
October 11, 2014 3 Comments
The Nigerian Army has revealed that about 1332 of its peace keeping troops in Liberia have been placed under surveillance following their contact with a Sudanese who later died of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). They reportedly came in contact with an infected Sudanese man who was in the soldiers’ camp to lead them in prayers during […]
Continue reading Dallas Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan has died
October 8, 2014 1 Comment
A Texas patient who became the first U.S.-diagnosed case of Ebola died from the virus Wednesday morning in a Dallas hospital, officials said. Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, passed away at 7:51 a.m. in the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, the facility announced in a brief statement. “Mr. Duncan succumbed to an insidious disease, Ebola,” […]
Continue reading Akon Finally Speaks Out On Ebola Bubble Saga
October 5, 2014 2 Comments
American musician, Akon has spoken out on recent reports that he performed inside a bubble during a September 21 performance in the Democratic Republic of Congo to avoid contracting the Ebola virus which is currently ravaging parts of West Africa. Akon said via Instagram: “It’s sad how the media spin everything so negatively. I would never intentionally isolate myself from my African people. This bubble […]
Continue reading Ebola Hits US: Panic as America quarantines 81 Ebola suspects
October 3, 2014 1 Comment
From Guinea, a country of 11 million people, the Ebola Virus Disease has spread to four other West African nations; Senegal, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leaone , killing more than 3,000 people…. The latest destination for this near-genocide is Dallas, in Texas, United States, where the first person diagnosed in the country has been quarantined […]
Continue reading First case of Ebola diagnosed in U.S, after infected man arrives in Texas from West Africa
October 1, 2014 1 Comment
The first case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed. An unidentified male patient in Texas who recently arrived from Liberia in West Africa is currently being treated for the deadly virus at a Dallas hospital, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said. The patient began […]
Continue reading Ebola: Health minister under quarantine in Liberia
September 29, 2014 1 Comment
The damage being done by the Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia has been underscored by the quarantine of the country’s deputy health minister. The minister, Dr. Bernice Dahn, placed herself in quarantine following the Ebola death of her assistant, health officials and humanitarian sources said on Sunday. The minister’s assistant died of the infectious disease […]
Continue reading Ebola victims in Liberia ‘rise from the dead’ causing panic and fear among locals
September 25, 2014 4 Comments
Panic is spreading across Liberia after reports that two Ebola victims have risen from the dead. The victims, both females in their 40s and 60s, died of the deadly virus in separate communities in Nimba County, Liberia. But according to reports in a local newspaper, the pair have reportedly been resurrected and are now walking among the […]
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