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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 | konknaijaboyRead 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
Nigeria is ‘Ebola-Free’ President Goodluck Jonathan Tells UN
September 25, 2014 | konknaijaboyNigeria’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
Jonathan donates $3.5m to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight Ebola
August 12, 2014 | konknaijaboyPresident Goodluck Jonathan has donated $3.5 million to the governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, according to Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu.
He disclosed on Monday that Nigeria was the first … Read More
Ebola And Religious Opportunists, By Rolu Adebola
August 12, 2014 | konknaijaboyEbola is here and now the fear of Ebola is the beginning of wisdom. The first set of updates and awareness was the right one, driven by professionals in the health ministry and other sound individuals.
That is how a … Read More
Spanish priest with Ebola dies in Madrid hospital
August 12, 2014 | konknaijaboyMADRID (Reuters) – Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, 75, the first European infected by a strain of Ebola that has killed more than 1,000 people in West Africa, has died in hospital in Madrid, a spokeswoman for the city’s health … Read More