Health
Second Texas nurse with Ebola transferred to special facility
October 16, 2014 | konknaijaboy
- Concerns over US response to the outbreak intensify
- Nurse told the CDC she had a fever but was still allowed to fly
- Authorities tracking down 132 other people on board flight
- Barack Obama cancels engagements to focus on crisis
US Ebola patient Thomas Duncan dies in hospital
October 8, 2014 | konknaijaboy
Read Full story via BBC
The first person to be diagnosed with Ebola within the US has died, Texas hospital officials have said.
Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, who caught the virus in his native Liberia, was being treated with … Read More
More Cases of Ebola Spreading in Europe “Unavoidable”, Says WHO
October 7, 2014 | konknaijaboy
Source: NDTV
London: More cases of the deadly Ebola virus will almost inevitably spread in Europe but the continent is well prepared to control the disease, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) regional director said on Tuesday.
Speaking to Reuters just … Read More
#Ebola: For the Records …Our True Heroines /Heroes on ‘Ebola’ Containment in Nigeria
October 3, 2014 | konknaijaboy
“Because of their service and heroism … it is women like Stella Ameyo Adedevoh to whom such a claim rightly belongs …” – Babatunde Raji Fashola (BRF); Executive Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria …
… and BRF joins Dr. Stella … Read More
Ebola Diagnosed In U.S. For The First Time: CDC
October 1, 2014 | konknaijaboy
A patient was diagnosed with Ebola in the United States for the first time, CNBC reported, citing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Until Tuesday, Ebola patients had only been treated in the U.S. after being … Read More
Nigeria is ‘Ebola-Free’ President Goodluck Jonathan Tells UN
September 25, 2014 | konknaijaboy
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has said in a public statement that the country is free from the deadly Ebola virus.
The president made the comment during a UN General Assembly in New York.
“We can confidently say that today Nigeria … Read More
