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Ebola survivors can harbour virus in semen for 9 months

Scientists on Wednesday said that Ebola virus can exist in the semen of male survivors of the disease for at least nine months after...

Sierra Leone faces setback in Ebola fight

Sierra Leone has faced a major setback in its quest to kick out ebola from its borders. More than 1,500 people have been quarantined in...

Sierra Leone launch manhunt for an Ebola infected woman

Sierra Leone has announced a Le5 million ($1,000) rewards for information on the whereabouts of a missing woman believed to be infected with Ebola. She...

Hundreds quarantined as Ebola returns to north Sierra Leone district

Health authorities quarantined hundreds of people in northern Sierra Leone on Monday after a 16-year-old girl died of Ebola in an apparent case of...

W.H.O. to review its Ebola response effectiveness

With the Ebola epidemic seemingly coming to an end, the World Health Organization is set to review its level of preparedness. The organisation's response...

Experts: Ebola could have reactivated via sexual transmission

Liberian health officials have raised alert levels after a herbalist who treated the 17-year-old boy who sparked  the countries third wave of Ebola infections...

Ebola Setback: Liberia Steps Up Emergency Response after Virus Re-emergence

An Ebola outbreak in Liberia, less than two months after the country was declared Ebola-free, has pushed the country into a massive emergency response....

Ebola on the rise again in Sierra Leone, Guinea

The World Health Organization said Wednesday the number of Ebola cases has risen in Guinea and Sierra Leone for the second consecutive week. In the...

Ebola: Nurse narrates her experience in an Ebola Treatment Unit

Liberia has officially been declared Ebola-free.  The World Health Organisation made the announcement after the West African country went 42 days without a new...

Liberia counting down to being Ebola free

The United States on Thursday closed down a clinic it ran in the capital, Monrovia. This is definitely a sign that Liberia is getting...