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Africa: Islamic State terrorists attack leaves over 12 dead despite citizens battling ebola outbreak
(International Christian Concern) –On September 22, 2018, militants from the Allied Defense Forces(ADF), a terrorist organization based out of Uganda, attacked Beni, a small town in Eastern Democratic Republic More...
‘Invisible Killers’ highlights dangers of Influenza, Ebola, Smallpox: premieres on March 29
Viruses have shaped our health and our history, and, despite all the tools of modern medicine, they continue to kill millions of people every year. Influenza, smallpox, and Ebola are among the three most lethal More...
Ebola vaccines provide immune responses after 1 year
Immune responses to Ebola vaccines at one year after vaccination are examined in a new study appearing in the March 14 issue of JAMA. Ebola virus Image/CDC The Ebola virus vaccine strategies evaluated by the World More...
Ebola vaccine: Promising phase I trials
“The results for tolerability, safety, and the immune response to the vaccine candidate are very promising,” explains Prof Marylyn Addo. The antibodies which developed against the virus were still detectable More...
Ebola ‘flare-up’: Last patients discharged, 42-day clock has begun
Liberia’s and Guinea’s last known Ebola patients in a latest flare-up of the disease that hit both countries have now been discharged. All remaining contacts of confirmed cases that were placed under a 3-week More...
Nat Geo’s ‘Breakthrough’ kicks off with look at ebola, USAMRID and pandemic risks
Directed and narrated by Peter Berg, National Geographic’s new 6-part mini-series Breakthrough kicks off with The Future of Fighting Pandemics. Breakthrough explores humanity and the ability to innovate through More...
Maine nurse Kaci Hickox defies Ebola quarantine, goes for a bike ride
Nurse Kaci Hickox has followed through on her promise (some are calling it a “threat”) to defy Maine’s quarantine for health care workers, who treated Ebola patients, by leaving her home on a bicycle. Hickox, More...
Dr Craig Spencer identified as Ebola victim in New York City, celebs make jokes
The first official case of Ebola was diagnosed in New York City on Thursday as the physician was quarantined. The reaction from some celebs: make wise cracks on Twitter. Ebola virus Image/CDC After Dr. Craig Spencer More...
Michael Moore tweets on Ebola, insulting pro-life, creationists and Texas
The controversial filmmaker Michael Moore Tweeted Saturday, attempting to joke about Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan by insulting Texans, pro-life supporters and creationists. Duncan is the first person to die More...
Biden, Gore staffer, Ron Klain, named Ebola czar – resume highlights listed
As part of the Obama dministration’s response to the Ebola crisis, President Obama announced today that he plans to appoint Ron Klain, Vice President Joe Biden’s former chief-of staff, as his Ebola More...
Officials report man’s death on plane to New York from Nigeria is not Ebola related
A man died on a plane from Nigeria landing at Kennedy Airport in Queens early Thursday after vomiting and experiencing chest pains. The Centers for Disease Control and Health Department officials raced to run a More...
WHO: Ebola outbreak in the west is ‘unlikely’
A major outbreak of Ebola in the US and elsewhere in the West is unlikely given the strong health systems, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. US federal health officials will appear before a congressional More...
Ebola in the US: Frieden calls Texas case a ‘Breach of Protocol’, Sen John McCain wants an ‘Ebola Czar’
With the early morning report of the first domestically acquired case of a Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in a Dallas hospital employee, a female nurse, the upper brass at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention More...
Airplane cabin cleaning crews use Ebola scare as reason to strike, seeking union
Airplane cabin cleaning crews at New York’s LaGuardia International Airport began a strike, citing, in part, possible exposure to the Ebola virus. Around 200 Air Serv employees who work on domestic flights to More...
Ebola screening expected to increase at airports as Ashoka Mukpo back in US
Another American patient with Ebola arrived in the United States on Monday, reminding the nation that the virus killing thousands of people in West Africa will likely continue crossing U.S. borders. Ashoka Mukpo, More...
Darryl Williams to lead 3,000 troops in ‘War on Ebola,’ Lamar Alexander compares it to ISIS
President Obama has announced the new plan to combat Ebola with troops deployed to Liberia, Africa to set up a command center and oversee 3,000 troops to assist with training new health workers and setting up new More...
Discovery, ABC to air ‘Ebola: Inside the Deadly Outbreak’ with Dr Richard Besser
Discovery Channel and Discovery Fit & Health announced that the networks will simulcast EBOLA: INSIDE THE DEADLY OUTBREAK which premieres Thursday, Sept. 18 at 10PM. Discovery and ABC News partner to bring viewers More...
Four AG Pastors die from Ebola while serving in Liberia
While the Ebola outbreak continues in Africa, four Assemblies of God pastors have reportedly also passed away after contracting the Ebola virus. Image/CDC According to AG World Missions in a Sept. 4 statement, More...
Rick Sacra, Missionary doctor infected with Ebola, comes to US for treatment
The latest American to be infected with Ebola while working as a missionary doctor in Africa has been flown in to the Nebraska Medical Center in order to receive treatment. Missionary doctor Rick Sacra, 51, arrived More...
Nigerian community protests Ebola quarantine center, another center attacked
Citizens from the Down Quarters area of Kaduna South Local Government of Kaduna State staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday over the proposed location of an Ebola quarantine center within the community. This comes More...
