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Ebola January 14, 2016

Scientists make gains on ‘universal’ Ebola medicine

Scientists have created a single treatment that may fight the two deadliest strains of the Ebola virus.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE January 11, 2016

Two other tropical diseases pose new threats after Ebola outbreak

A little-known bacterial disease may be killing as many people worldwide as measles, scientists said on Monday, while a mosquito-borne virus known as Zika is also raising global alarm.

Ebola January 7, 2016

Ebola survivors' blood fails to prevent deaths in field study

Treating Ebola victims with blood plasma donated by Ebola survivors failed to significantly increase the odds of recovering from the deadly virus, according to a field test of the experimental treatment.

Ebola December 29, 2015

Guinea declared free of Ebola virus that killed over 2,500

Guinea was declared free of Ebola on Tuesday after more than 2,500 people died from the virus in the West African nation, leaving Liberia as the only country still awaiting a countdown for the end of the epidemic.

91±¬ÁÏ Poll December 20, 2015

91±¬ÁÏ Poll: Many say gov't hiding info on Ebola, most support flight bans

More than two-thirds of voters (68 percent) are concerned about the Ebola virus spreading throughout the country, while just over half (55 percent) think the government is prepared to deal with it. 

Ebola December 17, 2015

New symptoms surface in Ebola patients months after initial recovery

Survivors of infection by Ebola virus, already known to face vision, hearing and other problems during their recovery, may also be plagued with health issues such as depression, anxiety and nerve damage that surface after they leave the hospital, according to a small spot survey of victims whose care was managed in the U.S. Some of the signs and symptoms can persist for months, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta found.

Ebola December 14, 2015

Liberia's last Ebola contacts finish quarantine

More than 160 people deemed at risk of catching Ebola in Liberia finished their mandatory surveillance period on Friday, taking the worst affected country a step closer to ending the epidemic.

Ebola December 3, 2015

Liberia's last two Ebola patients recover, leave hospital

Liberia released its last two known Ebola cases from hospital on Thursday as it starts a new countdown to declaring itself free of the virus for a third time, health officials said.

Ebola November 30, 2015

Another American Ebola survivor had eye problems

Ebola survivor Dr. Ian Crozier wasn't the only American to experience eye problems following the disease — a new report describes eye problems in another American doctor who lived through the disease.

Ebola November 30, 2015

Guinea's last Ebola case, a baby girl, leaves hospital

A one-month-old baby girl who was Guinea's last reported Ebola case left hospital on Saturday, delighting medical staff and putting the country on course to be declared free of the deadly virus.

Ebola November 25, 2015

Boy dies of Ebola in Liberia, first such fatality for months

A 15-year-old boy has died of Ebola in Liberia, the first such fatality for months in a country declared free of the disease in September, chief medical officer Francis Kateh said on Tuesday.