A French nurse who contracted Ebola while volunteering for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Liberia and was flown back to Paris is in a stable condition, informs the humanitarian group.
Ebola Epidemic to Explode Without Drastic Action
The Ebola epidemic is set to explode unless the response is radically intensified, says WHO, warning that hundreds of thousands could be infected by the end of the year.
The Ebola epidemic is set to explode unless the response is radically intensified, says WHO, warning that hundreds of thousands could be infected by the end of the year.
Terzian said 15 colleagues had been infected by the deadly virus, which has killed nearly 3,000 people in west Africa in the worst-ever outbreak of the disease, without giving any further details.
The nurse, who has not been identified, is the first French national to be infected with the virus, which causes severe muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and -- in some cases -- unstoppable internal and external bleeding.
One Dutch Doctor Feared to be Infected With Ebola Virus Has Malaria
Dutch public health authorities declared that one of two Dutch doctors feared to have been infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has malaria.
Dutch public health authorities declared that one of two Dutch doctors feared to have been infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has malaria.
Ebola Drug Trials to Start in West Africa
Plans to push ahead with clinical trials of prototype Ebola treatments in West Africa for the first time in November were unveiled by scientists from London.
Plans to push ahead with clinical trials of prototype Ebola treatments in West Africa for the first time in November were unveiled by scientists from London.
Ebola Cases may Hit 1.4 Million Mark by January 2015, Cautions CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly predicted that the number of Ebola cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone could rise to between 550,000 and 1.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly predicted that the number of Ebola cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone could rise to between 550,000 and 1.
