Here is the latest WHO #Ebola Situation Report (2 March 2016) https://t.co/BCxM2DtQ47 #EbolaResponse pic.twitter.com/RYVsd8zfZ0 — WHO (@WHO) March 2, 2016 Human-to-human transmission directly linked to the 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa was declared to have ended in Sierra Leone on 7 November 2015. The country thenContinue Reading

Updated Fact Sheet on How Ebola Spreads: There is no evidence #Ebola is spread by coughing or sneezing. http://t.co/ot3sGohVMv — CDC (@CDCgov) November 5, 2014 There is no evidence that Ebola is spread by coughing or sneezing. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or body fluids ofContinue Reading

An MP’s public support for curing Ebola with homeopathy is “really, really sad” says a microbiologist. Green MP Steffan Browning controversially signed a petition calling on the World Health Organisation to look at homeopathy remedies to cure Ebola. Speaking to media yesterday, Mr Browning says signing his name to theContinue Reading

Cured Ebola woman hugs Obama: A nurse who caught Ebola while caring for a patient is free of the virus. http://t.co/8l1Sp2oBVz — Christchurch News (@ChristchurchDay) October 24, 2014 A nurse who caught Ebola while caring for a patient diagnosed in Dallas was released from a hospital, free of the virus,Continue Reading

Dr Darren Hunt, Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Professor John Crump, Centre for International Health, University of Otago describe what Ebola is, the extremely low risk of Ebola arriving and spreading in New Zealand, and what we are doing to keep that risk low. [Dr. Darren Hunt]Continue Reading

CDC Symptoms of Ebola include Fever Severe headache Muscle pain Weakness Diarrhea Vomiting Abdominal (stomach) pain Unexplained hemorrhage (bleeding or bruising) Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola, but the average is 8 to 10 days. Recovery from Ebola depends on good supportive clinicalContinue Reading

Official WHO Ebola death toll near 5,000 with true number nearer 15,000: http://t.co/Ly02y3MXvs pic.twitter.com/WkhNx3veGT — Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 22, 2014 A U.N. plan to stop the epidemic, known as 70-70-60, involves isolating at least 70 percent of cases and safely burying at least 70 percent of those whoContinue Reading