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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

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  Paper strip can detect Ebola in 10 minutes

  Politics | February 25, 2015 8:11 IST

  Washington: Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a paper strip that can quickly diagnose Ebola as well as other fevers such as dengue and yellow fever in just 10 minutes.The new device

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  Barack Obama says US has 'risen to the challenge' of fighting Ebola

  World | February 12, 2015 6:40 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama heralded a "new phase in the fight" against Ebola on Wednesday and said progress against the outbreak in West Africa will allow the U.S. to withdraw nearly all American troops sent

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  US withdrawing most troops fighting Ebola in West Africa

  World | February 11, 2015 7:44 IST

  Washington: The United States is preparing to withdraw nearly all of its troops fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the White House said Tuesday, as the global health crisis recedes amid a sharp decline

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  Weekly Ebola cases rise for time this year

  World | February 05, 2015 7:41 IST

  Geneva: The weekly Ebola cases in the three most affected countries -- Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone -- rose for the first time this year, according to the latest tally released Wednesday by the World

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  New Ebola cases lowest in seven months: WHO

  World | January 30, 2015 6:23 IST

  Washington: The number of new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the three worst-affected countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia has fallen to the lowest level since late June, the World Health Organisation

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  Bill Gates says lives of poor people will improve

  World | January 22, 2015 14:52 IST

  New York: The 42 billion US dollar Gates Foundation is predicting that the lives of poor people around the world will improve more over the next 15 years than at any time in history.Bill and

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  Jodhpur man did not die of Ebola in Delhi: Health ministry

  India | January 22, 2015 7:50 IST

  New Delhi: A 35-year old man from Jodhpur, who had symptoms similar to those of Ebola virus disease, died Wednesday at the AIIMS hospital. The health ministry said the man was not suffering from the

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  Michelle Obama invites Indian doctor for State of the Union Address

  World | January 20, 2015 9:58 IST

  Washington: US First Lady Michelle Obama has invited a prominent Indian-American doctor, who is playing a key role in fighting the dreaded Ebola disease in West Africa, for tomorrow's State of the Union Address.Dr Pranav