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Faulty Data Hampers Ebola Response

A Dec. 8 Associated Press report by Maria Cheng and Sara DiLorenzo shined light on a troubling aspect of Ebola response — some of the treatment and mortality numbers being produced are not accurate. According to the report ‘Ebola Faulty […]

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WHO says Liberia, Guinea hit Ebola goals, but Sierra Leone did not

The World Health Organization said Liberia and Guinea reached Dec. 1 goals of isolating 70 percent of people infected with Ebola and safely burying 70 percent of the people who succumbed to the disease, according to John Heilprin’s Dec. 1 […]

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BLU-MED Provides Ebola Isolation Units for use in Liberia

BLU-MED Response Systems Ebola Isolation Units are being used to fight the spread of Ebola in Liberia using isolation units.

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Ebola Doctor Cured, Released from NYC Hospital

Dr. Craig Spencer was deemed cured and released from New York’s Bellevue Hospital Center on Nov. 11 after receiving 19 days of treatment to overcome an Ebola infection. Spencer, 33, was infected while battling the virus as part of a […]

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New Ebola epicenter emerges in Liberian village

The village of Jene-Wonde in Grand Cape Mount County near Liberia’s border with Sierra Leone has become a new epicenter in West Africa’s deadly Ebola outbreak. The village of 300 people has already lost 10 percent of its population since […]

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Bill Gates: World Must Learn Ebola Lessons to Stop Future Epidemics

Speaking to members of the British Parliament, Bill Gates said the world has a ‘very significant chance’ to stop the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. However, Gates warned that the world must learn from its mistakes in the battle against […]

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International Medical Response Group Says New Ebola Tactics Needed

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, called for more rapid response teams to fight Ebola hotspots wherever they flare up. More than 6,600 people have been infected in Liberia, the hardest-hit of three West African nations […]

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Obama Asks Congress for $6.2B to Fight Ebola in Africa, Prevent Spread to US

President Barack Obama on Nov. 5 asked the United States Congress for $6.2 billion in emergency relief funds to fight Ebola at its source in West Africa and prevent its possible spread in the U.S. About $4.5 billion of the […]

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BLU-MED Prepared for Stricter US Military Ebola Quarantine Rules

The US Secretary of Defense approved a mandatory 21-day quarantine for United States military personnel serving in Ebola stricken areas of West Africa.

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US Serviceman Screened for Ebola After ‘Flu-Like’ Symptoms

A US serviceman was screened for possible Ebola infection after experiencing “flu-like symptoms” on Wednesday, according to officials in South Carolina.

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Scientists Advise US to Find Ebola Cure in Victims’ Blood

The scientists’ proposal calls for the use of a ‘convalescent serum’ of survivors’ blood, according to an exclusive Reuters report.

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BLU-MED Ebola Isolation Wards

Governments and NGO’s are working tirelessly around the world. And yet we are losing against the Ebola outbreak. There are not enough medical professionals and equipment to keep up with the number of infected. In the rush to care for […]

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