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Nurses go on strike in Ebola-hit Liberia; want better pay, equipment
Fp Archives •Nurses at Liberia's largest hospital have gone on strike, demanding better pay and equipment to protect them against a deadly Ebola epidemic.

Health workers death toll mounts in West-Africa as Ebola spreads
Fp Archives •Nigeria today confirmed a fresh case of Ebola in a doctor whose husband died from the virus, adding to a growing list of health care workers in West Africa.

Nigeria: Ebola patient hid from govt, total 15 cases confirmed
Fp Archives •Nigerian Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu says two more Ebola cases exist in the country, raising the number of confirmed cases to 15.

Canada pulling out Ebola lab team from Sierra Leone
Fp Archives •Canada is evacuating a three-member mobile laboratory team out of Sierra Leone after people in their hotel were diagnosed with Ebola.

Flight restrictions hamper fight against Ebola outbreak: UN
Fp Archives •The UN warned that flight restrictions on Ebola-hit West African countries could hamper the international community's ability to fight the Ebola virus.

Second US aid worker with Ebola arrives back home
Fp Archives •An American aid worker infected with Ebola arrived on Tuesday in Atlanta, joining a second patient being given an experimental treatment.

New York patient most likely doesn't have Ebola, say doctors
Fp Archives •A man who recently visited West Africa and had a high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms was placed in isolation at a New York hospital on Monday and was being tested for possible Ebola but likely doesn't have it, health officials said.

Sierra Leone, Liberia deploy troops as Ebola virus toll hits 887
Fp Archives •Hundreds of troops deployed in Sierra Leone and Liberia on Monday to quarantine communities hit by the deadly Ebola virus.


