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Since Sunday, 175 people have been listed as contacts and are being monitored. That these kinds of powerful myths are still prevalent demonstrates how hard it is to execute an effective response to any new outbreaks; and, perhaps, why the region as a whole is still battling to...

More than 500 healthcare staff are among the over 11,200 people killed in West Africa by the worst recorded outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever, which erupted in Guinea in December 2013 and continues to claim lives. As the Associated Press reports, some members of the public health...

Seven weeks after being declared Ebola-free, Liberia has found a second case of the deadly disease, sparking fears that the country could find itself back in the middle of an epidemic if precautions are not put in place.

The new cases come amid anger among health workers claiming they are owed hazard benefits unpaid since Liberia was declared Ebola-free on May 9. On June 21, the victim – who lives near the airport – exhibited signs of the disease.

Surprisingly, the rapid test also detected some cases that the lab test did not pick up. In the early stages the symptoms – chest pain, cough, nausea – can look like many other illnesses, making it very hard for doctors to triage – to determine who should be...

The meeting was held to advise the WHO director-general about whether Ebola remains a public health emergency of global concern, whether current temporary recommendations should be extended and whether new temporary recommendations should be mandated.

The panel’s chief, Barbara Stocking, a ex- head of Oxfam GB, said it didn’t single anyone out.

In August 2014, the WHO declared it a public health emergency of worldwide concern. A press release recalled scenes from the worst of the crisis, including “gates locked at overflowing treatment centers, patients dying on the hospital grounds”, before extolling...

Abbas Dulleh-AP Health workers wash their hands after taking a blood specimen from a child to test for the Ebola virus in an area where a 17-year old boy died from the virus on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, on June 30, 2015.

Liberia was in fact reported lacking Ebola few weeks ago, implementing the most lethal breakout inside of the disease’s historical past.

Since Ebola erupted in West Africa, there have been 27,443 reported cases, More than 11,000 people have died. “It is under control, we buried the corpse safely and our team will beef up work in the surrounding areas”, Mr. Nyenswah said.

“It is under control, we buried the corpse safely and our team will beef up work in the surrounding areas”, Mr. Nyenswah said. More people are expected to be identified as potentially at risk.

The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) warns of the need to maintain active surveillance in West Africa as new Ebola cases resurface in Liberia, almost two months into the country being declared free of the virus.

Jennifer Lawrence and her co-stars from ‘Hunger Games’ have united for the fight against Ebola. Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Mahershala Ali and Julianne Moore teamed up with organizers at the Ebola Survival Fund to raise awareness. Ebola Survival Fund (ESF)...