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Ebola is a disease of humans and other primates caused by ebola viruses that typically occurs in outbreaks in tropical regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. The death rate for humans with the disease could be as high as 90 per cent.
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UN peacekeepers repel attack from militia in Beni, just metres from emergency treatment centre.
UN peacekeepers repel attack from militia in Beni, just metres from emergency treatment centre.
The World Health Organisation will convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo’s Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern as confirmed cases and deaths from the virus spiral.
The World Health Organisation will convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo’s Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern as confirmed cases and deaths from the virus spiral.
Amid the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we look at seven of the most deadly infections humans can catch and how they’re transmitted and treated.
Amid the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we look at seven of the most deadly infections humans can catch and how they’re transmitted and treated.
The battle to contain the disease will be costly and complex as it spreads in refugee camps and cities in northwestern Congo.
The battle to contain the disease will be costly and complex as it spreads in refugee camps and cities in northwestern Congo.
“As precautionary measures, people should refrain from eating bats”
“As precautionary measures, people should refrain from eating bats”
Exercise simulated a global health disaster with fictional elements to force government officials and experts to make the kinds of key decisions they could face in a real pandemic
Exercise simulated a global health disaster with fictional elements to force government officials and experts to make the kinds of key decisions they could face in a real pandemic
The leadership skills of World Health Organisation chief Dr Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun have come under renewed criticism after a report found she lacked the "independent and courageous decision-making" that was needed during the crucial early days of the deadly Ebola outbreak.
The leadership skills of World Health Organisation chief Dr Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun have come under renewed criticism after a report found she lacked the "independent and courageous decision-making" that was needed during the crucial early days of the deadly Ebola outbreak.
Guinean President Alpha Conde has declared a 45-day "health emergency" in five regions of the Ebola-hit nation in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly disease.
Guinean President Alpha Conde has declared a 45-day "health emergency" in five regions of the Ebola-hit nation in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly disease.
The Ebola epidemic centred on Guinea was, by early June last year, the deadliest ever recorded. Foreign workers were being evacuated and leading disease fighters warned the virus could soon spread across West Africa.
The Ebola epidemic centred on Guinea was, by early June last year, the deadliest ever recorded. Foreign workers were being evacuated and leading disease fighters warned the virus could soon spread across West Africa.
When Ebola broke out in West Africa, Malaysian-born Kwan Kew Lai knew she had to act. Kwan's blog about her harrowing time in Bong County was written for her family.
When Ebola broke out in West Africa, Malaysian-born Kwan Kew Lai knew she had to act. Kwan's blog about her harrowing time in Bong County was written for her family.
A new test cuts the time it takes to diagnose Ebola infection from at least a day or two to just 10 minutes. The simple paper strip, similar to a pregnancy test, was developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
A new test cuts the time it takes to diagnose Ebola infection from at least a day or two to just 10 minutes. The simple paper strip, similar to a pregnancy test, was developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The leaders of the countries devastated by the West Africa Ebola outbreak vowed at a summit in Guinea to eradicate the virus in the region by mid-April.
The leaders of the countries devastated by the West Africa Ebola outbreak vowed at a summit in Guinea to eradicate the virus in the region by mid-April.
When US federal health officials ordered 179 Dallas-area residents under "public health surveillance" for Ebola last autumn, it became a major task to meet their personal needs over the 21 days they spent in isolation.
When US federal health officials ordered 179 Dallas-area residents under "public health surveillance" for Ebola last autumn, it became a major task to meet their personal needs over the 21 days they spent in isolation.
A potent symbol of the nightmare enveloping west Africa at the height of the Ebola outbreak, the Elwa-3 treatment centre is being dismantled and incinerated bit by bit.
A potent symbol of the nightmare enveloping west Africa at the height of the Ebola outbreak, the Elwa-3 treatment centre is being dismantled and incinerated bit by bit.
The first Hongkonger to work in an Ebola treatment centre in West Africa has described the fight against the virus as more terrifying than his nursing stints in war zones.
The first Hongkonger to work in an Ebola treatment centre in West Africa has described the fight against the virus as more terrifying than his nursing stints in war zones.
It's often said that Hong Kong's governance problem stems partly from top officials who are good at executing orders but lack real leadership.