100 stories tagged #Ebola

  1. WHO Scales Back Suspected Ebola Cases by Hundreds in DR Congo Outbreak
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    WHO Scales Back Suspected Ebola Cases by Hundreds in DR Congo Outbreak

    WHO revises suspected Ebola count down to 116 from 906 as tests rule out other diseases. Confirmed cases at 330, with 48 deaths in DR Congo.

    yesterday 1 min read
  2. Inside DR Congo's Ebola Fight: Health Workers Risk Everything
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    Inside DR Congo's Ebola Fight: Health Workers Risk Everything

    As Ebola cases rise in DR Congo, medics use limited resources to treat patients and stay safe amid conflict and distrust.

    yesterday 3 min read
  3. Ebola Scare in Brazil: Two Suspected Cases Test Negative
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    Ebola Scare in Brazil: Two Suspected Cases Test Negative

    Brazil rules out two suspected Ebola cases; tests negative for the virus, while DR Congo outbreak continues.

    yesterday 1 min read
  4. Moderna Receives $50 Million to Develop mRNA Ebola Vaccine
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    Moderna Receives $50 Million to Develop mRNA Ebola Vaccine

    CEPI funds Moderna, IAVI, and Oxford to develop vaccines against the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola strain currently raging in the DRC.

    2d ago 1 min read
  5. Rush to Develop Ebola Vaccines as Deadly Outbreak Spreads
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    Rush to Develop Ebola Vaccines as Deadly Outbreak Spreads

    The Bundibugyo Ebola species has killed nearly 250 people. Three vaccines are in development as fears grow of a major epidemic.

    2d ago 2 min read
  6. Ebola Cases Near 300 as Brazil Probes Two Suspected Infections
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    Ebola Cases Near 300 as Brazil Probes Two Suspected Infections

    Congo's Ebola outbreak intensifies with 282 cases; Brazil investigates two suspected patients. WHO reports recoveries amid ongoing challenges.

    2d ago 1 min read
  7. DR Congo Ebola Outbreak: Nurses Discharged After Full Recovery
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    DR Congo Ebola Outbreak: Nurses Discharged After Full Recovery

    Two nurses recovered from Bundibugyo Ebola in DRC, as 210 cases and 17 deaths reported amid ongoing conflict and promising treatments.

    2d ago 2 min read
  8. Global Health Funders Fast-Track Three Ebola Vaccines as Outbreak Spreads in Africa
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    Global Health Funders Fast-Track Three Ebola Vaccines as Outbreak Spreads in Africa

    CEPI accelerates development of three Ebola vaccines as Bundibugyo virus spreads in DRC and Uganda, with up to $50 million for Moderna's mRNA candidate.

    2d ago 1 min read