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31Jul/15

WHO: Ebola vaccine trials promising

July 31, 2015Medicineassistant director general, Biology, Ebola, Ebola virus, Ebola virus disease, Guinea, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Marie-Paule Kieny, Médecins Sans Frontières, Medicine, Microbiology, Mononegavirales, Tropical diseases, Vaccination, Vaccine, Virology, Virus, West Africa, World Health Organization, Zoonosessmbale

REUTERS/ MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES HANDOUT/ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION) – It may soon be possible to protect humans against the deadly Ebola virus.

A new vaccine being tested in Guinea has been 100-percent effective,
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18May/15

WHO sets up $100 million fund to deal with future crises like Ebola

May 18, 2015HealthcareBiology, Director, Ebola, Ebola virus disease, Guinea, Liberia, MARGARET CHAN, Medicine, Microbiology, Mononegavirales, Sierra Leone, Tropical diseases, USD, Viruses, World Health Organization, Zoonosessmbale

WHO admits it failed to respond adequately to the Ebola virus and sets up a $100 million dollar fund to be better prepared next time.

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23Mar/15

One year on, Ebola still claws at West African nations despite progress

March 23, 2015HealthcareBiology, Charles Mambu, Ebola, Ebola virus disease, Ernest Bai Koroma, Freetown, Guinea, Koroma, Liberia, Médecins Sans Frontières, Medicine, Microbiology, Mononegavirales, Sierra Leone, Tropical diseases, World Health Organisation, Zoonosessmbale

Complacency and traditional beliefs sap fight to eradicate Ebola, warn health officials, as West Africa marks one year anniversary of outbreak that has killed over 10,200 people and infected twice as many.

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