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China aims to aid in Africa-affected nation's recovery in post-Ebola era

African Nations Thank China for Efforts in Post-Ebola Era

Jan 04, 2016 02:47 PM EST

During the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014, China lent a helping hand in fighting the virus. Now that the epidemic has been defeated, China is still coordinating with Africa to realize development as well as to lessen poverty problems.

After Surviving Ebola, Patients Suffer Pains and Eye Ailments

Benjie Batanes |

Aug 08, 2015 08:12 AM EDT

Many Africans, who survived the deadly Ebola, now have to contend with prolonged pains in their joints. The World Health Organization announced on Friday that Ebola survivors also face the possibility of going blind due to serious inflammation in their eyes.

Cuomo Softens Ebola Quarantine Policy, Makes Christie Look 'Extreme'

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 28, 2014 08:41 AM EDT

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is having a change of heart regarding New York's Ebola quarantine policy after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie imposed a mandatory quarantine in his own state.

Ebola Pioneer Warns China Of Ebola Threat

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 28, 2014 05:47 AM EDT

Although China has not confirmed its first Ebola case, Ebola pioneer Professor Peter Piot believes the country is at risk because of its large number of Chinese workers in Africa.

CDC, White House Reject Mandatory Ebola Quarantines

Rubi Valdez |

Oct 28, 2014 02:30 AM EDT

The White House on Monday urged health workers and travelers from countries with Ebola outbreak to voluntarily isolate themselves instead of relying on state-wide quarantine policies.

Ebola Vaccine Trials In West Africa To Start In January

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 22, 2014 02:04 AM EDT

Experimental Ebola vaccines will be tested in Ebola-stricken West African countries as early as January next year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Tuesday.

Texas Presbyterian Hospital Defends Itself Amid Negligence Issue

Rubi Valdez |

Oct 21, 2014 05:39 AM EDT

Nurses and doctors working at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital defended the Dallas hospital during a press conference Monday against criticisms for the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first case of Ebola in United States.

Obama Mulls Appointing Ebola ‘Czar’ For U.S., Still Against Travel Ban

Bianca Ortega |

Oct 17, 2014 06:17 AM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama is thinking about appointing an Ebola "czar" to oversee the country's fight against the deadly Ebola virus, but said he is still against issuing a ban on flights from West Africa.

Alcohol, Not Ebola, Likely Cause of British Man's Death In Macedonia

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 11, 2014 12:18 AM EDT

Macedonian doctors and health professionals said Friday that alcohol, not Ebola, was the likely cause of the British man's death in the Balkan country.

Substandard Equipment Blamed for Spanish Nurse's Ebola Infection

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Madrid health professionals are pointing to the substandard equipment in the hospital and failure to stick to protocol as the main reason for the first Ebola infection to be contracted outside of west Africa.

Should Americans Be Afraid Of Ebola?

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 03, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Reports of the first confirmed Ebola case in the United States incited unnecessary alarm after health officials sent the patient home only to quarantine him at the Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas when he started vomiting.

Director Tom Frieden of Center for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Confirms First Ebola Case Ebola Hit U.S., Help Extended to Liberia

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 01, 2014 05:16 AM EDT

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed on Tuesday the first Ebola case of a patient who traveled from Liberia to Dallas, but no additional information has been made public.