ebola

On Saturday, The Ebola Outbreak In Liberia Should Officially Be Over

3:31pm May 07, 2015

by Marc Silver

On May 9 — 42 days after the last reported case — the World Health Organization will announce that the epidemic has ended in the West African nation. Its citizens are proud, sad and a bit leery.

Heffernan photographs health care worker Martha Lyne Freeman.

An Artist's Brainstorm: Put Photos On Those Faceless Ebola Suits

8:38pm May 03, 2015

by Nurith Aizenman

Printers blew up. People took the photo stickers home. But in the end, art professor Mary Beth Heffernan succeeded in bringing a human face to the scary-looking protective gear.

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Hair salons and bicycles are abundant in Bumba, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

What Happens To A Country When An Outbreak Of Ebola Ends?

11:53am May 03, 2015

by Linda Poon

Dr. Peter Piot co-discovered the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1976. He went back on his 65th birthday to see how the country has fared since then.

There's a new concern to add to possible means of transmitting Ebola: unprotected sex with a male survivor of the virus.

A Man Said To Be Ebola-Free Could Still Infect A Partner During Sex

8:26pm May 01, 2015

by Susan Brink

A new report says a woman in Liberia very likely contracted the virus after unprotected sex with a man who had survived the disease. The reason may lie in the immune response of the testicles.

Liberian workers dismantle shelters in an Ebola treatment center in the Paynes Ville neighborhood of Monrovia. Doctors Without Borders closed the center last month because it was no longer needed.

As Ebola Cases Dwindle, West Africa Turns To Economic Recovery

6:28pm April 17, 2015

by Nurith Aizenman

International banks are promising nearly a billion dollars in aid to the three countries hardest hit by Ebola. The number of weekly cases has dropped below 40 — the lowest level since last May.

Secretary of State John Kerry and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma signed an agreement Monday to establish the first Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa. The U.S. will provide technical advice and a few staff fo

Disease Detection Gets A Boost With Plans For A CDC In Africa

1:02pm April 14, 2015

by Jim Burress

African health officials are partnering with the U.S. to build a continentwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The goal is a more rapid response to health emergencies, such as Ebola.

Mohammed Zangar (left) and Amos Tomah find relief from the sun under the leaves of a mango tree.

Former Ebola Fighters Feel As If They Get No Respect

9:35am April 11, 2015

by Ingrid Gercama

Many Liberians who helped battle the virus weren't full-fledged health workers. Now that the outbreak has subsided, they feel forgotten, neglected and stigmatized.

No thumping required: Ketchup easily slides out of a glass bottle treated with LiquiGlide.

Superslick Coatings Conquer Ketchup, But What About Ebola?

11:19am April 07, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A new coating makes ketchup slide out of the bottle and toothpaste slip out of a tube, right down to the last drop. So why not put the slick surface on an Ebola suit so the virus doesn't stick?

Health workers are disinfected with a chlorine solution after treating patients at the Hastings Ebola Treatment Center in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Nine American aid workers have contracted Ebola while working in West Africa.

Several Americans Possibly Exposed To Ebola, As Epidemic Smolders

5:42pm April 06, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

This week an American aid worker contracted Ebola in West Africa and may have infected other people. No one else is showing symptoms, but one person is being flown to Atlanta for observation.

The health workers of Sierra Leone — like Dr. Komba Songu M'Briwah (on the phone) — were dedicated to fighting Ebola. But they had a huge handicap. A government report reveals that some of the money allocated went to pay "ghost workers."

If You Know Where The Missing $6 Million Is, Please Tell Sierra Leone

6:17pm April 02, 2015

by Thomas K. Grose

Funds allocated to fight Ebola have vanished into thin air. That kind of funny money business happens all too often when disaster strikes and donations roll in.