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  Ebola vaccine found safe, effective in human trials: WHO

  World | December 23, 2016 12:54 IST

  The World Health ​Organisation (WHO) today said that an experimental Ebola vaccine has been found to be 100 per cent affective against the deadly virus in a major human trial in Guinea.

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  Ebola virus may have mutated to better infect humans, claims study

  Lifestyle | November 08, 2016 10:19 IST

  Scientists who identified mutations in the Ebola virus that developed during the recent epidemic in West Africa say that the deadly virus may have adapted to better infect human cells. By the end of

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  Scientists create two-antibody cocktail that cures Ebola-infected monkeys

  World | March 14, 2016 7:40 IST

  Washington:Scientists have created a two-antibody cocktail that was able to cure monkeys infected with the deadly Ebola virus, revealed a new study. The MIL77E cocktail was based on one of the most promising Ebola drugs,

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  Ebola: Low cost portable device discovered for detecting infection

  World | February 23, 2016 7:51 IST

  London: Researchers have developed a low-cost and portable diagnostic device that can be used to detect Ebola infection and many other diseases.The device could be particularly useful to monitor endemic, epidemic and pandemic disease outbreaks

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  WHO officially declares Sierra Leone Ebola-free

  World | November 07, 2015 14:47 IST

  London: Sierra Leone has been declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday, prompting nationwide celebrations, the media reported on Saturday.The capital Freetown was transformed into a giant carnival as crowds took to

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  Eliminating Ebola possible in near future: World Health Organisation

  World | August 05, 2015 6:49 IST

  Geneva:  World Health Organisation (WHO) Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said here on Tuesday that the Ebola “response is definitely getting better”, adding that though many challenges remain, eliminating the deadly disease is possible in

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  UN announces closure of emergency mission for Ebola

  World | August 01, 2015 6:09 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the closure of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), a media report said.The first-ever UN emergency health mission was established in September 2014 with its

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  North Korea Claims It Has Found Cure For MERS, Ebola, SARS And AIDS

  World | June 23, 2015 18:43 IST

  Seoul, South Korea (AP):  North Korea says it has succeeded where the greatest minds in science have failed.The authoritarian, impoverished nation better known for pursuing a nuclear program despite global criticism announced Friday it has

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  UN chief warns of setbacks in tackling Ebola

  World | June 03, 2015 7:36 IST

   United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has applauded the progress made in fighting Ebola and warned of possible setbacks in case of lapse in vigilance, media reported on Wednesday."We have made great strides towards bringing

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  Global catastrophe plan needed after Ebola crisis: Angela Merkel

  World | May 18, 2015 18:09 IST

  Berlin:  The Ebola crisis in western Africa showed the world in a painful way that a global catastrophe plan is needed to deal with future epidemics, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday."The struggle (against Ebola)

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  Drug target for Ebola-like viruses identified

  World | May 11, 2015 12:13 IST

  Ottawa: Researchers have identified the Achilles' heel of haemorrhagic fever viruses, targeting which can help combat the diseases that they cause.Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses caused by several distinct families

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  Obama warns against Ebola complacency despite 'major progress'

  World | April 16, 2015 10:08 IST

  Washington: Despite "major progress" in the fight against Ebola, US President Barack Obama has warned against complacency and said the goal now is to get to zero cases.Obama on Wednesday made the remarks at the

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  Ebola still a global health emergency: WHO

  World | April 11, 2015 14:22 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said the ongoing Ebola outbreak continued to constitute a public health emergency of international concern despite the lowest number of newly confirmed cases reported last week in

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  New tool predicts Ebola infection risk

  World | April 04, 2015 11:38 IST

  New York:  Using his experience of treating Ebola-infected patients in Liberia last year, a US doctor has developed a tool to predict whether suspected Ebola patients would actually carry the virus.The findings may help clinicians

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  New Ebola vaccine found safe in early human trials

  World | March 26, 2015 13:17 IST

  Beijing:  A new Ebola vaccine has been found to be safe in the first phase one trial based on the 2014 strain of the virus.The experimental vaccine, developed by the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology and

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  Ebola crisis not yet over: Report

  World | March 24, 2015 12:07 IST

  Johannesburg: The number of Ebola cases might have declined, but the crisis caused by the disease is not yet over, the global medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Monday.The organisation also revealed

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  WHO denies politics swayed Ebola emergency declaration

  World | March 24, 2015 9:30 IST

  London: The World Health Organization denied Monday that politics swayed the decision to declare an international emergency over the spread of the Ebola virus last year, despite evidence senior staffers repeatedly discussed the diplomatic and

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  West Africa to lose $3.6 bn annually owing to Ebola: UN

  World | March 13, 2015 10:32 IST

  United Nations:West Africa would lose at least $3.6 billion annually on an average between 2014 and 2017 as a result of the ripple effects of the Ebola disease, a UN report has said.Owing to a

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  UN agencies join forces for zero Ebola in West Africa

  World | March 12, 2015 7:15 IST

  United Nations: Two UN agencies -- the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) -- have come together to bring the cases of Ebola outbreak in West Africa down to zero, a

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  North Korea lifts Ebola travel restrictions

  World | March 03, 2015 8:13 IST

  Tokyo: North Korea has lifted severe restrictions on foreign travel it imposed last year to keep the Ebola virus from crossing its borders.The already isolated country virtually closed its borders to foreigners last October, halting