The United Nations will soon set up an Ebola crisis center to coordinate the response to the deadly virus and…
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US requests production plans for Ebola drug ZMapp
U.S. health officials have asked three advanced biology laboratories to submit plans for producing the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, which…
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Ebola takes big toll on already poor health care
When the dreaded Ebola virus began infecting people in the Sierra Leone town of Kenema, Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan and…
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Avian flu spreading in southwest British Columbia
The avian influenza outbreak in southwest British Columbia has spread to seven farms, and 155,000 birds have died of the…
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5,000 Ebola health workers needed in West Africa
More than 5,000 additional health care workers are needed to fight Ebola in the three most affected countries in West…
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Liberian nurses working on Ebola ward must improvise gear
MONROVIA, Liberia – Nurses on an Ebola ward in Liberia must cut up old overalls to serve as makeshift head-coverings…
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Malaysia to send 20 million medical gloves to fight Ebola
Malaysia will send more than 20 million medical rubber gloves to five African nations battling the deadly Ebola virus, addressing…
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FDA clears wider use of rapid test for influenza
As the United States grapples with a flu season that has killed 21 people so far, the Food and Drug…
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How often does enterovirus D68 cause paralysis?
Several children in Denver have developed limb weakness or paralysis after contracting respiratory illness, and four of the children have…
Read MoreEbola ravages health care in Sierra Leone capital
A Sierra Leone doctor warns that health care in the West African nation’s capital has “crumbled” because of the Ebola…
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