Hollande visits Ebola-hit west Africa French President Francois Hollande, the first Western leader to visit Ebola-stricken west Africa, has warned against isolating one of the countries hit by the worst epidemic of the disease on record. News • 28 Nov 14
Hollande visits Ebola-hit west Africa French President Francois Hollande, the first Western leader to visit Ebola-stricken west Africa, has warned against isolating one of the countries hit by the worst epidemic of the disease on record. News • 28 Nov 14
Ebola vaccine passes early safety test An experimental Ebola vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline has caused no serious side effects in an early trial, scientists reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. News • 27 Nov 14
Ebola vaccine passes early safety test An experimental Ebola vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline has caused no serious side effects in an early trial, scientists reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. News • 27 Nov 14
UN chief says Ebola can be contained by mid-2015 United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has said the Ebola outbreak could be ended “by the middle of next year” if the world sped up its response. News • 22 Nov 14
UN chief says Ebola can be contained by mid-2015 United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has said the Ebola outbreak could be ended “by the middle of next year” if the world sped up its response. News • 22 Nov 14
Ebola death toll stands at 5,420 - WHO The World Health Organisation said that 5,420 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 15,145 cases of infection, since late December 2013. News • 19 Nov 14
Ebola death toll stands at 5,420 - WHO The World Health Organisation said that 5,420 people had so far died of Ebola across eight countries, out of a total 15,145 cases of infection, since late December 2013. News • 19 Nov 14
Doctor from Sierra Leone dies from Ebola in US A doctor from Sierra Leone who was being treated at a US hospital for Ebola has died. News • 17 Nov 14
Doctor from Sierra Leone dies from Ebola in US A doctor from Sierra Leone who was being treated at a US hospital for Ebola has died. News • 17 Nov 14
G20 leaders vow to do more in Ebola fight Leaders of the world's most powerful economies have vowed to do all they can to "extinguish" the deadly Ebola outbreak in west Africa. News • 15 Nov 14
G20 leaders vow to do more in Ebola fight Leaders of the world's most powerful economies have vowed to do all they can to "extinguish" the deadly Ebola outbreak in west Africa. News • 15 Nov 14
Ebola fatality record surpasses 5,000 5,177 people have died so far from Ebola out of a total 14,413 cases of infection, since late December 2013. News • 14 Nov 14
Ebola fatality record surpasses 5,000 5,177 people have died so far from Ebola out of a total 14,413 cases of infection, since late December 2013. News • 14 Nov 14
US troops to be quarantined upon Liberia return 80 US troops sent to help fight the Ebola outbreak in Liberia have returned to the United States and now face a 21-day period of monitored isolation. News • 13 Nov 14
US troops to be quarantined upon Liberia return 80 US troops sent to help fight the Ebola outbreak in Liberia have returned to the United States and now face a 21-day period of monitored isolation. News • 13 Nov 14
Ebola death toll passes 5,000 - WHO The World Health Organisation has said that over 5,000 people have so far died of Ebola across eight countries, from a total 14,098 cases of infection. News • 12 Nov 14
Ebola death toll passes 5,000 - WHO The World Health Organisation has said that over 5,000 people have so far died of Ebola across eight countries, from a total 14,098 cases of infection. News • 12 Nov 14
New York doctor cured of Ebola An American doctor who became the first person to be diagnosed in New York with Ebola has been cured of the potentially deadly virus. News • 10 Nov 14
New York doctor cured of Ebola An American doctor who became the first person to be diagnosed in New York with Ebola has been cured of the potentially deadly virus. News • 10 Nov 14
Person tested for Ebola in Belfast A person is being tested for the Ebola virus at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. News • 09 Nov 14
Person tested for Ebola in Belfast A person is being tested for the Ebola virus at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. News • 09 Nov 14
Spanish nurse who had Ebola leaves hospital A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside Africa has left a Madrid hospital after recovering from the deadly virus. News • 05 Nov 14
Spanish nurse who had Ebola leaves hospital A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside Africa has left a Madrid hospital after recovering from the deadly virus. News • 05 Nov 14
President Higgins praises workers tackling Ebola President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to aid agencies and NGO workers actively engaged in tackling the Ebola outbreak. News • 05 Nov 14
President Higgins praises workers tackling Ebola President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to aid agencies and NGO workers actively engaged in tackling the Ebola outbreak. News • 05 Nov 14
Ebola spreading quickly in rural Sierra Leone Ebola is spreading up to nine times faster in parts of Sierra Leone than two months ago, a report by the Africa Governance Initiative said. News • 02 Nov 14
Ebola spreading quickly in rural Sierra Leone Ebola is spreading up to nine times faster in parts of Sierra Leone than two months ago, a report by the Africa Governance Initiative said. News • 02 Nov 14
Nurse who treated Ebola victims allowed leave home A US judge has ruled a nurse quarantined by her home state after treating Ebola patients could leave home and frequent public places, saying she was not infectious. News • 31 Oct 14
Nurse who treated Ebola victims allowed leave home A US judge has ruled a nurse quarantined by her home state after treating Ebola patients could leave home and frequent public places, saying she was not infectious. News • 31 Oct 14
US judge issues Ebola quarantine order A judge in the US state of Maine has issued a temporary order forcing a quarantine on a nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. News • 31 Oct 14
US judge issues Ebola quarantine order A judge in the US state of Maine has issued a temporary order forcing a quarantine on a nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone. News • 31 Oct 14
Nurse defies quarantine order by taking bike ride A US nurse who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Africa went for a cycle today, despite a state order to stay at home in quarantine. News • 30 Oct 14
Nurse defies quarantine order by taking bike ride A US nurse who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Africa went for a cycle today, despite a state order to stay at home in quarantine. News • 30 Oct 14
Ebola readiness test 'successfully completed' The Mater Hospital has said a test to determine the National Isolation Centre's preparedness for treating a patient with the Ebola virus was "successfully completed" earlier today. News • 29 Oct 14
Ebola readiness test 'successfully completed' The Mater Hospital has said a test to determine the National Isolation Centre's preparedness for treating a patient with the Ebola virus was "successfully completed" earlier today. News • 29 Oct 14
World Bank pleads for more medics to fight Ebola World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim has made an impassioned plea for thousands of more medics to help fight the Ebola epidemic in west Africa, saying it was a global crisis that needed a global response. News • 28 Oct 14
World Bank pleads for more medics to fight Ebola World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim has made an impassioned plea for thousands of more medics to help fight the Ebola epidemic in west Africa, saying it was a global crisis that needed a global response. News • 28 Oct 14
UN criticises tough US airport measures for Ebola The United Nations has sharply criticised new restrictions imposed by three US states on health workers returning from countries hit by Ebola, with the UN chief saying they created difficulties for those risking their lives in the battle against the disease. News • 27 Oct 14
UN criticises tough US airport measures for Ebola The United Nations has sharply criticised new restrictions imposed by three US states on health workers returning from countries hit by Ebola, with the UN chief saying they created difficulties for those risking their lives in the battle against the disease. News • 27 Oct 14
Ebola death toll tops 4,900 as virus spreads The death toll from the Ebola epidemic has risen to 4,922 in eight countries, the World Health Organization has said. News • 26 Oct 14
Ebola death toll tops 4,900 as virus spreads The death toll from the Ebola epidemic has risen to 4,922 in eight countries, the World Health Organization has said. News • 26 Oct 14
Ebola vaccine to be rolled out by middle of 2015 The World Health Organization (WHO) has set out plans for speeding up development of experimental Ebola vaccines, saying hundreds of thousands of doses should be ready for use in West Africa by the middle of 2015. News • 24 Oct 14
Ebola vaccine to be rolled out by middle of 2015 The World Health Organization (WHO) has set out plans for speeding up development of experimental Ebola vaccines, saying hundreds of thousands of doses should be ready for use in West Africa by the middle of 2015. News • 24 Oct 14
Doctor in New York being tested for Ebola A New York City hospital is running Ebola tests on a doctor who returned to the US from West Africa with a fever and gastrointestinal symptoms, according to the city's health department. News • 23 Oct 14
Doctor in New York being tested for Ebola A New York City hospital is running Ebola tests on a doctor who returned to the US from West Africa with a fever and gastrointestinal symptoms, according to the city's health department. News • 23 Oct 14
Five discharged after Ebola tests in Spain A Spanish hospital has released five patients who had been under observation in an isolation ward after having been in contact with a nurse who was infected with Ebola. News • 23 Oct 14
Five discharged after Ebola tests in Spain A Spanish hospital has released five patients who had been under observation in an isolation ward after having been in contact with a nurse who was infected with Ebola. News • 23 Oct 14
'True Ebola toll' much higher than reported At least 4,877 people have died in the world's worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, and at least 9,936 cases of the disease had been recorded as of 19 October. News • 22 Oct 14
'True Ebola toll' much higher than reported At least 4,877 people have died in the world's worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, and at least 9,936 cases of the disease had been recorded as of 19 October. News • 22 Oct 14
