NewsBeat SocialTag: ebola outbreak
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Sierra Leone's Vice President in Hiding Following Expulsion from Ruling Party
03/17/15 11:42 AM PST
One week after being expelled by the ruling All People's Congress Party, Vice President Sam-Sumana and his wife are in hiding, reportedly seeking political asylum from the U.S. embassy
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10 American Health Workers Evacuated From Sierra Leone
03/16/15 4:06 PM PST
After a colleague from the charity, Partners in Health, tested positive for Ebola, ten workers were flown to the U.S. for isolation out of fears of exposure on March 14th
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American Health Worker Flown to U.S. For Ebola Treatment
03/13/15 3:47 PM PST
On March 13th, an American Health worker was flown to the National Institutes for Health after testing positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone – marking the 11th person to be treated for the deadly virus on U.S. soil
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Sierra Leone Sprinter Found Homeless, Arrested in London
03/10/15 1:35 PM PST
Sierra Leone's top 100 meter sprinter, Jimmy Thoronka, was arrested on March 7th after being found living on the streets of London. Thoronka says he didn't return home out of fears of Ebola
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Liberia Releases Last Ebola Patient From Hospital
03/06/15 4:23 PM PST
On March 5th, Liberia released its last Ebola patient from a treatment center, and has reported no new cases in the last week
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Ebola Survivor Nina Pham Sues Hospital
03/04/15 11:43 AM PST
Nurse Nina Pham is reportedly suing Texas Health Resources, saying the hospital failed to provide proper equipment and training to handle Ebola, for violating her rights, and for physical and mental anguish
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Sierra Leone's Vice President Quarantines Himself
03/03/15 2:50 PM PST
Following the death of his body guard from Ebola, Sierra Leone VP Samuel Sam-Sumana placed himself in a 21-day quarantine
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New Ebola Test Determines Diagnosis in 15 Minutes
03/02/15 1:30 PM PST
The ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test Kit tests a small drop of blood and can identify 92% of those with Ebola and 85% of those without it
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Can Genetically Modified Cattle Cure Ebola?
02/11/15 2:01 PM PST
Around 50 cattle with human DNA have been injected with Ebola, making their bodies produce high levels of antibodies
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Report Says Ebola Has Wiped Out 1/3 of Primate Populations
02/02/15 1:06 PM PST
Since the 1990s, the Ebola virus has wiped out nearly one third of the world's population of gorillas and chimpanzees
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Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea Report Record Low Ebola Cases
01/20/15 10:55 AM PST
Three West African countries are all reporting the lowest number of Ebola cases in months, but the UN's Ebola chief says 50 hotspots still remain
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2 Leading Ebola Vaccines to Head to West Africa
01/09/15 5:34 PM PST
Vaccines by GlaxoSmithKline and Merck & Co. will both head to Liberia by the end of the month to begin human trials. Guinea and Sierra Leone will receive the vaccines by mid-February