MIAMI, USA (Oct. 14, 2015) — The Ebola virus may persist in some men’s semen for 9 months after they were initially infected, far longer than previously thought, according to preliminary research out Wednesday, October 14.
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LONDON, United Kingdom (Oct. 14, 2015) — A British nurse who was successfully treated in January after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone is now “critically ill” due to a resurgence of the virus, the hospital treating her said on Wednesday, October 14.
GENEVA, Switzerland (Aug. 24, 2015) — The World Health Organization chief acknowledged Monday, August 24, that the response to the West African Ebola outbreak fell far short, calling for an urgent overhaul of the international response to epidemics.
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MONROVIA, Liberia (July 31, 2015) — More than 70,000 Liberian babies were born without being registered as the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaged the impoverished west African nation, leaving them without healthcare and vulnerable to trafficking, UNICEF said Friday.
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MONROVIA, Liberia (July 2, 2015) — Liberia said Wednesday, July 1, a teenager who died of Ebola fever had spread the virus to at least two more people, confirming the first outbreak of the tropical disease for months.
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