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  Ebola has killed 8,153 people in West Africa: United Nations

  World | January 06, 2015 8:00 IST

  Geneva:  The World Health Organization says at least 8,153 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.The Geneva-based body said on Monday that the total number of confirmed, probable and suspected deaths from

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  Over 20,000 people contracted Ebola in 2014: WHO

  World | January 03, 2015 7:52 IST

  Geneva: The number of people infected with the deadly Ebola virus reached 20,381 people by the end of 2014, and 7,989 of them died of the disease, according to figures released on Friday by the

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  Delhi high on Swine Flu meter

  India | December 31, 2014 16:23 IST

  New Delhi: Three fresh cases of swine flu have been reported in Delhi on Tuesday. A 64 year old man, a 33-year-old lady and her five year old son have been diagnosed for the H1N1

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  Gutka ban is good for India's youth: WHO study

  India | December 22, 2014 8:04 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: State-level laws banning "gutka" - a form of chewing tobacco - are having a positive impact on Indian youths, according to a study by WHO.The World Health Organization (WHO) study was conducted in Assam,

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  Ebola death toll rises to 6,331 as S Leone overtakes Liberia

  World | December 27, 2014 11:07 IST

  Geneva: More than 6,300 people have now died from Ebola in the three hardest hit nations in west Africa, the World Health Organization has said, as Sierra Leone overtook Liberia as the country with the

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  More than 17,000 people infected with Ebola in Africa: WHO

  World | December 03, 2014 10:37 IST

  Freetown: The World Health Organization says the number of people infected with Ebola has passed 17,000, as Sierra Leone announced that its 10th doctor has been sickened.Numbers released today by WHO include about 200 new

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  WHO team completes Pakistan Ebola assessment

  World | November 30, 2014 13:23 IST

  Islamabad: A visiting World Health Organization (WHO) team has completed its assessment of Pakistan's preparedness against the Ebola virus."The mission had provided technical support to assess the eventual venue of a patient coming from countries

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  Cuba says doctor catches Ebola in Sierra Leone

  World | November 19, 2014 10:57 IST

  Havana: A member of the 165-member medical team Cuba sent to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone has been diagnosed with the disease, state media reported on Tuesday.Dr. Felix Baez Sarria is being treated by British

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  Uganda declared free of deadly Marburg fever

  World | November 12, 2014 6:57 IST

  Kampala: Uganda's ministry of health on Tuesday declared the East African country officially free of the deadly Marburg epidemic, which killed one health worker and left 197 people quarantined.Sarah Achieng Opendi, the state minister for

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  WHO outlines safe burial protocol for Ebola victims

  World | November 08, 2014 6:29 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has unveiled a new WHO protocol for safe and dignified burials of people who die from the Ebola virus, emphasising the inclusion of family members and encouraging religious rites

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  Inhaled Ebola vaccine could offer long-term protection

  World | November 04, 2014 11:30 IST

  New York: A single dose of a breathable, respiratory vaccine could provide long-term protection against the deadly Ebola virus, new research shows.Currently in development, the vaccine was found effective in shielding non-human primates from the

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  Ebola cases jumps to over 13,700: WHO

  World | October 30, 2014 6:45 IST

  Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Wednesday that 13,703 people have been infected with the Ebola virus since the epidemic began in March.Of that number, 13,676 of the cases were reported from three

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  Ebola responsible for more than 4,800 deaths: WHO

  World | October 23, 2014 8:34 IST

  London: The World Health Organization says Ebola is now believed to have killed more than 4,800 people globally and that the spread of the lethal virus remains "persistent and widespread" in West Africa.In a new

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  Ebola Death Toll Soars to 4,555, Total 9,216 Cases Registered: WHO

  World | October 18, 2014 9:43 IST

  Geneva: More than 4,500 people have died in the deadly Ebola outbreak that began in west Africa at the beginning of the year, fresh World Health Organization figures showed today.The UN health agency said that

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  Ebola neglected because it started in Africa: Kofi Annan

  World | October 17, 2014 11:15 IST

  London: Wealthy countries were slow to tackle the Ebola epidemic as it began in Africa, former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan has said in tough criticism of the response to the crisis."I am bitterly

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  UN: Ebola death toll rising to 4,500 this week

  World | October 17, 2014 9:01 IST

  Geneva: The death toll from Ebola will rise this week to more than 4,500 people from the 9,000 infected and the outbreak is still out of control in three West African nations, a top official

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  Ban Ki-moon asks for USD 1 billion to fight Ebola

  World | October 17, 2014 6:58 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday asked the international community for $1 billion to combat the Ebola epidemic, which he said he believes can be overcome if all actors "work together effectively"."Dozens of

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  '21-day quarantine period for Ebola not enough'

  World | October 16, 2014 11:45 IST

  New York: The deadly Ebola virus may take longer than 21 days as currently thought to show symptoms in a person infected with the disease, says a study.One of the current tenets for minimising the

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  Ebola outbreak demonstrates lack of readiness: WHO

  World | October 14, 2014 6:16 IST

  Geneva: The Ebola epidemic shows that the world is ill-prepared to respond to a severe health emergency, World Health Organization director general Margaret Chan said on Monday."The world is ill-prepared to respond to any severe,

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  UN chief appoints three Ebola crisis managers

  World | October 09, 2014 12:09 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed three crisis managers for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone where the Ebola epidemic is spreading.His spokesperson said Wednesday Ban appointed Marcel Rudasingwa of Rwanda as Ebola