ebola virus disease Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/ebola-virus-disease/ Latest News & Press Releases Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:08:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png ebola virus disease Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/ebola-virus-disease/ 32 32 New positive case of Ebola virus disease confirmed in Liberia https://news.media.co.za/new-positive-case-of-ebola-virus-disease-confirmed-in-liberia/ Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:08:22 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4149 Lab results confirm a new case of Ebola virus disease in Liberia—a 30-year-old woman who died yesterday afternoon while being transferred to a hospital in the capitol Monrovia. Liberia’s Ministry of Health, WHO and partner agencies immediately sent a team to the community outside Monrovia where the woman lived and the clinic where she was […]

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]]> WHO coordinating vaccination of contacts to contain Ebola flare-up in Guinea https://news.media.co.za/who-coordinating-vaccination-of-contacts-to-contain-ebola-flare-up-in-guinea/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 06:58:04 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4138 Hundreds of people who may have been in contact with 8 individuals infected with Ebola virus in Guinea’s southern prefectures of Nzérékoré and Macenta have been vaccinated with the experimental Ebola vaccine in a bid to contain the latest flare-up of Ebola. WHO’s office in Guinea says more than 1,000 contacts have been identified and […]

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]]> WHO terminates the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) regarding the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa https://news.media.co.za/who-terminates-the-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern-pheic-regarding-the-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak-in-west-africa/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 06:11:08 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4123 The 9th meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa took place by teleconference on Tuesday, 29 March 2016 from 12:30 until 15:15 hr. The Committee was requested to provide the Director-General with views and perspectives […]

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]]> Preliminary study finds that Ebola virus fragments can persist in the semen of some survivors for at least nine months https://news.media.co.za/preliminary-study-finds-that-ebola-virus-fragments-can-persist-in-the-semen-of-some-survivors-for-at-least-nine-months/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:12:18 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3065 Preliminary results of a study into persistence of Ebola virus in body fluids show that some men still produce semen samples that test positive for Ebola virus nine months after onset of symptoms. The report, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first results of a long-term study being jointly conducted […]

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]]> Ebola Virus in semen of men who have recovered from Ebola Virus Disease https://news.media.co.za/ebola-virus-semen-men-recovered-ebola-virus-disease/ Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:42:40 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2025 The Ebola virus is shed in bodily fluids such as blood, vomit, faeces, saliva, urine, tears, and vaginal and seminal fluids. There is evidence that seminal fluids of convalescing men can shed the Ebola virus for at least 82 days after onset of symptoms. Although the scientific evidence is limited, it is clear that semen […]

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]]> WHO welcomes strong commitment from Australia to beating Ebola https://news.media.co.za/welcomes-strong-commitment-australia-beating-ebola/ Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:27:57 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1961 7 November 2014 | Gevea : The World Health Organization welcomes the Government of Australia’s commitment to providing health professionals and more funding to boost the fight against Ebola virus disease. Australia joins a growing band of countries now providing health care workers as well as other desperately needed resources-funding, medical equipment and supplies-to boost […]

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]]> The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa https://news.media.co.za/2014-ebola-outbreak-west-africa/ Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:26:55 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1882 The third meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the IHR 2005 regarding the 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD, or “Ebola”) outbreak in West Africa was conducted with members and advisors of the Emergency Committee on Wednesday, 22 October 2014, from 1300 to 1710 CET. This meeting was convened in advance […]

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]]> Ebola virus disease – Spain https://news.media.co.za/ebola-virus-disease-spain/ Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:37:36 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1810 On 6 October 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) was informed of the first confirmed autochthonous case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Spain. This case represents the first human-to-human transmission of EVD outside Africa. The case is a female healthcare worker with no travel history to West Africa but who participated in the medical […]

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