Tag: Ebola virus disease (EVD)

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 09:44 UTC

  WHO concerned over possible outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Africa

  

  Following the death of nine people due to the so-called Marburg virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has convened an emergency meeting to discuss measures against the spread of a deadly pathogen, which is similar to Ebola in its effects, it was reported Tuesday.

• Monday, February 9th 2015 - 13:26 UTC

  Researchers fear Ebola virus has mutated and are studying contagion degree

  

  More than 22,000 people have been infected and about 9,000 are known to have died in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since what evolved into the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola was identified last March.

• Saturday, November 29th 2014 - 07:30 UTC

  Health professionals from Latam and Caribbean train for management of Ebola

  

  Health professionals from more than 30 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will receive training in clinical management of Ebola in three upcoming workshops sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). The workshops are part of a series of PAHO/WHO actions intended to help countries strengthen their preparedness for potential cases of Ebola.

• Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 08:04 UTC

  G20 agrees on growth, climate change and taxes, but Putin leaves pressed on Ukraine

  

  Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance but ties between the West and Russia plummeted to a new low over the crisis in Ukraine.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2014 - 09:52 UTC

  Falklands prepares for Ebola threat situation; vessels from high risk areas will undergo 21 day clearance period

  

  In response to a possible Ebola threat situation the Falkland Islands government is focusing on prevention at this time but with good contingency plans also being laid down as a back up to a possible outbreak.

• Monday, October 20th 2014 - 07:54 UTC

  Cruise passenger suspected of possible contact with Ebola patient tested negative

  

  A Dallas hospital lab worker who spent much of a cruise holiday in isolation after possible exposure to Ebola has tested negative for the disease, and in Texas some of the dozens of people still being monitored were expected to be cleared by Monday.

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:39 UTC

  The Caribbean and Colombia ban entry of travelers from Ebola stricken countries

  

  A group of Caribbean countries have announced bans on entry to foreigners who have travelled through the three West African countries most affected by Ebola. Jamaica said it would not accept travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone for the time being.

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:13 UTC

  Ebola scare reaches cruise industry: Carnival vessel barred from Mexico and Belize

  

  A laboratory technician from the Dallas hospital where a Liberian died of the Ebola virus, and who handled some of his fluid samples for analysis, has been placed in quarantine aboard a cruise ship, the State Department said on Friday.

• Monday, October 13th 2014 - 00:26 UTC

  Ebola's exponential growth

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - Here are two good things about the Ebola virus. It is unlikely to mutate into a version that can spread through the air, as some other viruses have done. And people who have been infected by Ebola cannot pass it on to others during the incubation period (between two and 21 days). Only when they develop detectable symptoms, notably fever, do they become infectious to others, and only by the transfer of bodily fluids.

• Wednesday, October 8th 2014 - 03:40 UTC

  Ebola outbreak threatens Africa with dramatic consequences, says IMF

  

  Saharan Africa's economic growth remains strong and should accelerate to 5.8% in 2015 but if the Ebola outbreak in its western corner is protracted or spreads it will have “dramatic consequences” for that zone, the IMF said on Tuesday.