Ebola Spreads

Healthcare worker in Scotland diagnosed with Ebola

A healthcare worker has been diagnosed with Ebola a day after flying home to Glasgow from Sierra Leone, the Scottish government said on Monday.

CDC monitoring lab technician for possible Ebola exposure

A laboratory technician at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was being monitored Wednesday for possible accidental exposure to the Ebola virus.

New advanced suit could reduce risk of infection for Ebola health workers

An advanced protective suit which may reduce the risk of infection for health care workers who treat Ebola patients has been developed.

Intense Ebola transmission going on in Sierra Leone: WHO

The disease is spread through direct physical contact with the bodily fluids of sick people and bodies, making it crucial that those who are contagious are placed into isolation.

Ebola death toll rises to 5,420 across eight countries: WHO

The World Health Organisation has said that 5,420 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 15,145 cases of infection.

New study plans to test survivors' blood to treat Ebola

A coalition of companies and aid groups announced plans to test experimental drugs and collect blood plasma from Ebola survivors to treat new victims of the disease.

British troops fighting Ebola being given banned drug: report

British troops fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa are being given an anti-malarial drug banned in the US, putting them at grave risks, a report said.

US asks IMF to cancel debt of Ebola-hit African nations

Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are among West Africa’s poorest countries and the hardest hit by the worst Ebola epidemic since the disease was identified in 1976.

Obama calls NYC Ebola doctor, commends him for service

President Barack Obama is commending a physician who recovered from Ebola for his selflessness in going to West Africa to fight the virus.

Mali confirms new case of Ebola, locks down Bamako clinic

The government of Mali confirmed the country's second case of Ebola late on Tuesday.