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Ebola False Alarm Cases Help US Hospitals Prepare For Real Patients

Oct 10, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

False alarm cases of Ebola has helped prepare US hospitals in-case the number of real infected patients increase in the country.

Britain To Send Troops To Sierra Leone To Combat Ebola Outbreak

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 08, 2014 11:51 PM EDT

The United Kingdom will be sending over 750 military troops to Sierra Leone in West Africa next week to increase efforts in tackling the deadly Ebola outbreak.

U.S. Airlines to Enforce Stronger Screening Protocols for Flights To and From Ebola-Stricken Countries

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 07, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama revealed on Monday that his administration is developing a new screening scheme for airline passengers entering and exiting the nation as well as West African countries.

Sierra Leone Records Deadliest Day Yet With 121 Ebola Deaths In One Day

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 06, 2014 12:19 AM EDT

One hundred twenty-one people died of Ebola as of Sunday in Sierra Leone in what is considered the single deadliest day since the country recorded its first case about four months ago.

Ebola Cases Could Hit 20,000 By November, Outbreak May Last For Years --WHO

Kristina Fernandez |

Sep 23, 2014 04:44 AM EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that in six weeks, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could infect 20,000 people and might become a permanent condition if better control measures are not implemented.

Sierra Leone's 3-Day Shutdown Hopes To Slow Down Ebola Spread

Kat De Guzman |

Sep 19, 2014 06:04 AM EDT

The Sierra Leone government is now desperate to slow down the rapid spread of the Ebola epidemic and has imposed a three-day lockdown, ordering people to just stay inside their homes.

Ebola Kills Fourth Sierra Leone Doctor After WHO Refuses to Transfer Her Abroad for Treatement

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 15, 2014 03:58 AM EDT

A fourth doctor has died from the dreaded Ebola virus following a failed attempt to relocate the sick medical professional from West Africa's Sierra Leone to Germany, marking a major setback in the battle against the outbreak.

Cuba Sends Biggest Foreign Medical Team to Ebola-stricken Sierra Leone

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 13, 2014 05:14 AM EDT

Over 160 Cuban medical personnel are set to journey to the Ebola-stricken country of Sierra Leone to help provide a solution to the ever-dreaded virus that has already claimed nearly 2,500 lives.

Third Top Ebola Doctor Dies as Medical Personnel Evacuated From Sierra Leone

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 28, 2014 04:34 AM EDT

Another leading Ebola doctor has died after contracting the disease while fighting to save other lives, a Sierra Leone official revealed on Wednesday as others gradually began pulling medical personnel out of the country.

Tensions Rise in Liberia: Shoot on Sight Order Still in Effect on the Ebola-stricken Country

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 26, 2014 01:43 PM EDT

Tensions on Ebola outbreak continue to heighten as Liberian armed forces are ordered to shoot any illegal border crossers from on sight.

Healthcare workers react as they prepare isolation and treatment areas for their Ebola, hemorrhagic fever operations, in Gueckedou, Guinea, on Friday, March 28, 2014.

Ebola Outbreak Causes Kenya to Close Borders

Cory Doyle |

Aug 16, 2014 03:55 PM EDT

Due to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Kenya has implemented precaution measures that will officially close its borders temporarily from any entry of travelers that have visited the countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.

Canada’s Silent Aid against West African Ebola Outbreak

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 15, 2014 11:59 PM EDT

During the worldwide battle against the dreaded Ebola virus, Canadians discreetly lends its share of medical aid to those affected in West Africa.

Spanish Missionary Miguel Pajares Dies From Ebola

Tara Scott |

Aug 12, 2014 10:02 AM EDT

On Tuesday, a Madrid hospital spokeswoman announced that the Spanish missionary priest, Miguel Parajes, has died after he was diagnosed with the Ebola virus.

WHO: Ebola Now A Global Emergency

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 08, 2014 07:25 AM EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa as a global health emergency after the death toll reached almost 1,000 and called on international organizations to cooperate on efforts to stop its spread.

West African Leaders Discuss ‘Regionalized Strategy’ To Contain Ebola

Christl Leong |

Aug 01, 2014 04:54 PM EDT

Leaders of the three most ravaged nations of the Ebola outbreak - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - are set to meet on Guinea's capital Conakry on Friday in a concerted effort to contain the spread of the virus.

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