ebola
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The Latest Ebola Outbreak Has Reached A Major African City
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Africa has become much more worrying, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports. While previous cases of the often fatal viral disease had been found in rural areas during this most recent outbreak, the first urban case of Ebola was recently confirmed…
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An Edible Vaccine For Wild Apes Could Revolutionise The Way We Fight Ebola
Like humans, gorillas and chimpanzees can get infected by Ebola. To protect our closest relatives from this dreaded disease, and to prevent the virus from spilling over into human populations, scientists have now developed an oral vaccine to combat Ebola in the wild. It sounds very promising, but the researchers have run into legal, political…
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The White House Is Redirecting $598 Million From The Fight Against Ebola To Combat Zika
With summer approaching, the risk of a surge in cases of the Zika virus has become a major concern for US officials, and the White House has announced that they would be redirecting money earmarked for Ebola to efforts combatting Zika.
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World Health Organisation Declares West Africa Ebola-Free
It’s been a long, hard fight, but the World Health Organisation has finally announced that West Africa is Ebola-free.