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TOPIC: EBOLA

Spain says patient tests negative for deadly Marburg disease

A man in Spain who was initially suspected of having the deadly Marburg disease tested negative on Saturday and does not have the virus, the Health Ministry said.
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Racing to contain Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea

There's a race to contain an outbreak of Marburg disease caused by an Ebola-related virus in Equatorial Guinea, where at least nine people have died. There's no cure for the deadly disease and development of a vaccine was paused years ago.
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An outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus has been confirmed. Here's what you need to know

The World Health Organization this week confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea the first time the tiny country in Central Africa has seen cases of the deadly illness.Here's what you need to know about the Marburg virus.
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Liberias lessons from Ebola during COVID-19 pandemic

The Nationals Adrienne Arsenault talks to former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf about the lessons Liberia and its people, who bore the brunt of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, can share about fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Drug designed for Ebola a potential treatment for COVID-19

Researchers say Remdesivir, a drug designed to treat Ebola, is showing promising results against COVID-19 but warn its too soon to say.
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Rwanda border with Ebola-hit Congo fully open after slowdowns

Rwanda's border with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was fully open late on Thursday, a minister said, hours after Congolese traders had reported it shut following a third case of the disease in the Congolese border city of Goma.
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WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak international emergency

The World Health Organization has deemed the Ebola outbreak in Congo a public health emergency of international concern.
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More vaccines desperately needed amid growing Ebola outbreak

Public health officials say they continue to struggle with the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo where 1,600 people have died in the last year, and new cases keep cropping up. That's despite the widespread use of a high-effective vaccine developed in Canada, a drug medical experts say they need much more of.
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Congos historic Ebola epidemic complicated by conflict

Congos Ebola epidemic has killed nearly 600 people, making it the second deadliest in the world. Treating the sick is especially challenging inside an active combat zone.
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World Health Organization says it has a vaccine against Ebola that's highly protective

Canadian scientists may have helped ensure West Africa's outbreak of Ebola is the last the world ever sees
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Ebola effects linger

Why health-care systems in West Africa still need strengthening
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Ebola nurse critically ill again

Pauline Cafferkey emerged from isolation months ago as a survivor but today she is in critical condition
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Ebola spreads in Uganda as country waits for experimental vaccine

There is no known treatment for the new Sudan Ebola virus strain rapidly spreading in Uganda, but theres hope an experimental vaccine could be going into arms in the next few weeks.
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2 U.S. volunteers being monitored for Ebola

Two American Peace Corps volunteers in Liberia are being isolated and monitored after coming into contact with someone who later died of the Ebola virus
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Are Canadians at risk of contracting Ebola?

Deputy chief public health officer Dr. Gregory Taylor says the risk to Canadians is 'very, very low'
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CBC News wins Emmy for Ebola coverage

Correspondent Adrienne Arsenault outlines the 'surreal' win
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CBC News Team wins International Emmy Award

Senior correspondent Adrienne Arsenault, producer Stephanie Jenzer, and videographer Jean-Francois Bisson won for CBC's extensive news coverage of the Ebola crisis. Courtesy: International Emmy
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Ebola vaccine from Winnipeg gives local African community hope

An experimental Ebola vaccine developed in Winnipeg appears to be so effective in trials it has scientists with the World Health Organization (WHO) saying it could revolutionize the fight against the deadly disease. That has instilled hope for many in Winnipeg's African community.
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WHO's Ebola response a failure

UN agency can't provide full emergency response, an independent panel says
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Ebola visas

Canada's decision to restrict travellers from the three countries most affected by the Ebola crisis draws the ire of the World Health Organization
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Ebola trend

Fewer people are showing up at Ebola treatment centres in Liberia
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Ebola outbreak: 3 U.S. states order mandatory quarantine

New York, New Jersey and Illinois are now enforcing a mandatory 21-day quarantine for anyone returning from Ebola affected regions
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Canadians combating Ebola

As the deadly Ebola virus rages, some Canadians are offering their expertise
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Ebola drug ethics

Bioethics professor Udo Schuklenk says based on the available evidence 'its a no-brainer' for patients to take experimental drugs to combat the Ebola virus
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Sask. man ill after Africa trip

Saskatchewan public health officials say a man who recently travelled to West Africa is seriously ill in a Saskatoon hospital, but no diagnosis has been confirmed