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WHO coordinating vaccination of contacts to contain Ebola flare-up in Guinea

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 06:58:04 +0000

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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Preliminary study finds that Ebola virus fragments can persist in the semen of some survivors for at least nine months

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:12:18 +0000

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

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:42:40 +0000

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

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:27:57 +0000

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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Staying safe : advice for households with Ebola virus

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:34:36 +0000

Freetown – 11 October 2014 – The Ebola virus disease outbreak in Sierra Leone is continuing to accelerate with a total of 2950 cases reported by October 8, and hundreds of new infections identified each week. With so many critically ill people to care for, treatment centres are currently overwhelmed and struggling to meet demand. […]

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Ebola virus disease – Spain

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:37:36 +0000

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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