A Philippine pig farm worker has tested positive for the Ebola-Reston virus, Health Secretary Francisco Duque and the WHO said Friday.
The strain is different from the Ebola sub-types found in Africa that cause deadly haemorrhagic fever in humans.
Scientists Find New Killer Virus in South Africa
A viral haemorrhagic fever that killed four people in Johannesburg has been identified as a new strain of the deadly arenavirus, health officials said Thursday.
A viral haemorrhagic fever that killed four people in Johannesburg has been identified as a new strain of the deadly arenavirus, health officials said Thursday.
"Otherwise he is healthy and has no sign of any sickness," he said.
The identity and age of the man and the location of the farm was not disclosed.
Ebola Epidemic Kills Nine in Central DR Congo: Report
A deadly Ebola outbreak in the central Democratic Republic of Congo has killed nine and infected 21, the UN-sponsored radio Okapi quoted the health minister as saying Thursday.
A deadly Ebola outbreak in the central Democratic Republic of Congo has killed nine and infected 21, the UN-sponsored radio Okapi quoted the health minister as saying Thursday.
The government earlier quarantined several farms in the northern Philippine towns of Pandi and Talavera after 6,000 swine there were found to carry the Ebola-Reston virus.
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Treatment for Hemorrhagic Fever on the Anvil Following New Discovery
Scientists at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified a major biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells - a finding that
Scientists at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have identified a major biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells - a finding that
Ebola-Reston was first detected in 1989 in laboratory monkeys sent from the Philippines to Reston, Virginia in the United States.
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WHO Declares Angola Free Of Ebola
The WHO officials assured that Angola , the neighbour of D.R Congo, is free from Ebola infection and there is no reason for alarm.
The WHO officials assured that Angola , the neighbour of D.R Congo, is free from Ebola infection and there is no reason for alarm.
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