Ebola Outbreak Archives - The Westside Story

WHO will fail its target of isolating 70% of Ebola patients by December 1 in West Africa

Nov 30, 2014

It is two months since the WHO started an ambitious plan to halt the spread of the deadly Ebola virus across the West Africa. The plan was to isolate 70% of the Ebola sick by December 1, 2014. Going by the indi...

Air flight officials allowed Ebola victim to board commercial airliner

Charles Omedo

Oct 16, 2014

Health

Amber Vinson, a 29-year old nurse is the second nurse working at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, to contract the Ebola virus within a week of another colleague, Nina Pham, 26, contracting the disease. Both ...

UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Ebola outbreak

Siddhant Ghatge

Sep 16, 2014

Health

The Ebola epidemic will be discussed at the UN Security Council in an emergency session on Thursday. Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea are the most affected countries Ebola outbreak killing more than 2,400 peopl...

Ebola outbreak affects Sierra Leone footballers at African Cup qualifier

Christian Bloss

Sep 6, 2014

Health

Sierra Leone footballers have faced the wrath of the Ebola disease at the African Cup qualifying game, as African nations fear the spread of Ebola virus. Players that are based outside Sierra Leone were allowed...

Massachusetts physician contracts Ebola in Liberia

Christian Bloss

Sep 4, 2014

Health

Dr. Rick Sacra of Holden who was volunteering at a Liberia hospital is infected with Ebola. He becomes the third American aid worker to contract the virus. Sacra, 51, was scheduled to fly back to Liberia last w...

Ebola epidemic induces food shortage and hike in food prices in African Countries

Charles Omedo

Sep 2, 2014

Health

Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone – the three West African countries worse hit by the Ebola epidemic, face acute food shortage and hike in food prices due to the deadly disease. The shortage of farm hands and t...

Ebola outbreak makes USA Basketball cancel Senegal trip

Platonium

Aug 16, 2014

Health

USA Basketball had plans to go to Senegal later this month before the FIBA World Cup, but the current Ebola outbreak has put a stop to those plans. The team was supposed to go to Senegal on August 27 to hold...

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