NewsBeat SocialTag: virus
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Ebola Reaches West African Nation of Mali
10/24/14 3:53 PM PST
A two-year-old in Mali, who recently returned from the neighboring country of Guinea, has been infected with Ebola
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Drug Companies Collaborating, Developing Protective Ebola Vaccine
10/22/14 5:26 PM PST
Johnson & Johnson, along with other drug companies, is developing a two-step vaccine that is aimed at protecting people from contracting Ebola
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Military Preparing Ebola Team for Texas
10/21/14 11:32 AM PST
The Pentagon is granting the Department of Health and Human Services request to deploy a military strike team to organize logistics in the response to Ebola in Texas
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Ebola Survivor Returns to Africa to Treat Patients
10/21/14 9:06 AM PST
William Pooley, a British nurse and Ebola survivor, returns to Sierra Leone, where he contracted the virus, to continue treating Ebola patients
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Dozens in Dallas Taken Off Ebola Watch List
10/20/14 1:26 PM PST
In a rare bit of good news concerning the Ebola outbreak, dozens in Dallas have been cleared and pose 'zero risk' to the public
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Video Shows Ebola Patient Nina Pham in Good Spirits
10/17/14 1:39 PM PST
Nina Pham, the first person to contract Ebola on U.S. soil, seems to be in good spirits in a video that was recorded before she was transferred to a treatment center in Maryland
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Lab Worker Quarantined on Cruise Ship for Ebola Concerns
10/17/14 10:59 AM PST
A Dallas hospital worker who likely handled samples from a patient who died from Ebola is currently on a Carnival cruise ship
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Ebola Outbreak Threatens Chocolate Supply
10/17/14 10:57 AM PST
The world's largest coffee producers have shut down borders with Liberia and Guinea, making it impossible for workers to harvest the cocoa beans in those areas. Cameroon, Ivory coast, and Ghana reportedly produce more than half of the world's cocoa
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CDC Officials Allowed Ebola Patient on Commercial Flight
10/16/14 12:23 PM PST
The second Texas nurse who contracted Ebola on U.S. soil flew on a commercial flight with a slight temperature the day before she was diagnosed with the virus
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Second Dallas Hospital Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
10/15/14 10:44 AM PST
Officials in Dallas are warning that there could be more cases of Ebola in the U.S., after a second hospital worker tested positive for the virus
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WHO Says Philippines is Vulnerable to Ebola Virus
10/14/14 3:58 PM PST
The Philippines' large migrant population brings home millions of dollars in remittances, but the government and WHO fear that they can also carry foreign diseases into the island nation
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WHO Warns East Asia of Ebola Risks
10/14/14 2:27 PM PST
The World Health Organization cautions that East Asia's role as a major transportation and trade hub puts the region at risk for Ebola