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New positive case of Ebola virus disease confirmed in Liberia

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 06:08:22 +0000

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

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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WHO terminates the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) regarding the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa

admin — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 06:11:08 +0000

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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New Ebola cases confirmed in Guinea as WHO warns of more possible flare ups

admin — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:12:30 +0000

Conakry — WHO has dispatched a team of specialists to the southern prefecture of Nzérékoré after 2 new cases of Ebola were detected and confirmed in a rural village. Guinean health officials in the region alerted WHO and partners on 16 March to 3 unexplained deaths in recent weeks in the village of Koropara and […]

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World Health Organization statement on end of Ebola flare-up in Sierra Leone

admin — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:49:11 +0000

17 March 2016, Freetown—The World Health Organization joins the government of Sierra Leone in marking the end of the recent flare-up of Ebola virus disease in the country. As of today, 17 March, 42 days have passed, two incubation cycles of the virus, since the last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease in the […]

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New Ebola Case in Sierra Leone; WHO continues to stress risk of more flare-ups

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 11:03:25 +0000

15 January 2016—A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone, reflecting the ongoing risk of new flare-ups of the virus in affected countries. The Sierra Leone government acted rapidly to respond to this new case. Through the country’s new emergency operations centre, a joint team of local authorities, WHO and partners are […]

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Plans to mark end of Ebola transmission in Sierra Leone

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 14:12:33 +0000

Note to Correspondents re plans to mark end of Ebola transmission in Sierra Leone On Behalf of the Sierra Leone National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) On 7 November 2015, if no new case of Ebola virus disease is recorded, Sierra Leone will have met the criteria set by the […]

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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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World on the Verge of an Effective Ebola Vaccine

admin — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 11:39:45 +0000

Geneva, 31 July 2015 – Results from an interim analysis of the Guinea Phase III efficacy vaccine trial show that VSV-EBOV (Merck, Sharp & Dohme) is highly effective against Ebola. The independent body of international experts – the Data and Safety Monitoring Board – that conducted the review, advised that the trial should continue. Preliminary […]

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Vaccination must be scaled up in Ebola-affected countries: WHO

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:55:35 +0000

20 MARCH 2015, GENEVA– A growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases in countries affected by Ebola must be countered by urgent scaling up of routine immunization activities, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “We are calling for the intensification of routine immunization services in all areas, and for mass […]

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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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WHO welcomes Swissmedic approval of Ebola vaccine trial at Lausanne University Hospital

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:31:24 +0000

Geneva: 28 October 2014: The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the approval by Swissmedic, the Swiss regulatory authority for therapeutic products, for a trial with an experimental Ebola vaccine at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV). This marks the latest step towards bringing safe and effective Ebola vaccines for testing and implementation as quickly as possible. […]

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The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:26:55 +0000

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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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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Risk of Ebola spreading in Europe is very low

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:26:51 +0000

Sporadic cases of Ebola virus disease in Europe are unavoidable. This is due to travel between Europe and affected countries. However, the risk of spread of Ebola in Europe is avoidable and extremely low. European countries are among the best prepared in the world to respond to viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) including Ebola. There is […]

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Ebola outbreak in Spain

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 11:42:58 +0000

Spanish authorities notified WHO under the International Health Regulations (IHR) last night that a Spanish nurse working in Spain has been diagnosed with Ebola virus disease (EVD). The health care worker was treating an individual who had been infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone and medically evacuated by Spain to Madrid on 22 September 2014, […]

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No threat that Ebola is airborne

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 06:12:35 +0000

Following recent media reports, the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) seeks to clarify that Ebola is not an airborne disease. At this point in time we have no evidence and do not anticipate that the Ebola virus is mutating to become airborne. However, there are real risks and concerns with this outbreak: every […]

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WHO: Ebola a threat to national security

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:52:39 +0000

Address to emergency session of the UN Security Council: Peace and security in Africa (Ebola) New York, New York, USA, 18 September 2014 Distinguished members of the Security Council, Mr Secretary General, Dr Nabarro. Many of the governments you represent have been helping, with treatment facilities, mobile labs, hundreds of medical staff, and money. I […]

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Extensive Ebola support from the United States of America

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 06:07:59 +0000

WHO welcomes the extensive Ebola support from the United States of America GENEVA: 16 September 2014 — WHO welcomes the contribution from the Government of the United States of America to significantly build upon their previous Ebola response in West Africa. The new commitment provides support to the United Nations and to other international partners […]

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Chinese Gov contributes to Ebola response in West Africa

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 06:57:59 +0000

GENEVA – WHO welcomes the commitment from the Government of the People’s Republic of China to dispatch a mobile laboratory team to Sierra Leone to enhance the laboratory testing capacity for Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the country. The contribution comes in response to WHO’s appeal for further assistance to Ebola response efforts in Africa […]

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WHO welcomes Cuban doctors for Ebola response in West Africa

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 08:38:24 +0000

WHO welcomes the commitment from the Government of Cuba to provide 165 health professionals to support Ebola care in West Africa. The newly announced support includes physicians, nurses, epidemiologists, specialists in infection control, intensive care specialists and social mobilization officers, and will be concentrated in Sierra Leone. “If we are going to go to war […]

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Ebola 10 September 2014

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:12:48 +0000

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of Congo Epidemiological situation Between 2 and 9 September 2014, there have been 31 more cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing the cumulative number of cases to 62 (14 confirmed, 26 probable, and 22 probable). In total, 35 deaths […]

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UN to scale-up Ebola response

admin — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:14:17 +0000

New York – The United Nations is expected to have a high-level meeting to discuss efforts to scale-up its response to the Ebola Virus Disease. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will convene leaders gathering in New York for the upcoming high-level segment of this year’s United Nations General Assembly to highlight the urgent needs […]

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