What Is Ebola? Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal hemorrhagic disease that first appeared in 1976 in…
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South Africa to spend $2.2 billion on HIV drugs in next two years
South Africa plans to spend $2.2 billion over two years to buy HIV/AIDS drugs for public hospitals, a government minister…
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Sierra Leone records 130 new Ebola cases during three-day lockdown
Sierra Leone recorded 130 new cases of the Ebola virus during a three-day lockdown and it is waiting for test…
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California police seek man who refused tuberculosis treatment
Prosecutors in Northern California said Thursday that they have obtained an arrest warrant for a tuberculosis patient who has refused…
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Authorities in Sierra Leone declare Ebola lockdown a success
Authorities in Sierra Leone ended a three-day lockdown aimed at halting the spread of the Ebola virus Sunday, declaring the…
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2 Orlando health workers ill after exposure to MERS patient
Two health workers at a hospital in Orlando, Florida, who were exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome…
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Liberia avoids mass hospital strike amid Ebola
Health workers reported for duty at Liberia’s hospitals on Monday, largely defying calls for a strike that could have further…
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Ebola death toll tops 5,000; steep rise in Sierra Leone cases, says WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa’s three hardest-hit countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, has risen…
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