Five US airports dedicated to Ebola screening Travellers entering the US whose trips originated in Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea must fly into one of five airports from tomorrow that have enhanced screening in place. News • 21 Oct 14
Five US airports dedicated to Ebola screening Travellers entering the US whose trips originated in Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea must fly into one of five airports from tomorrow that have enhanced screening in place. News • 21 Oct 14
Ebola ruled out after woman tested at Mater - HSE The HSE has said that Ebola has been ruled out after an ill woman underwent tests at Dublin’s Mater Hospital today. News • 20 Oct 14
Ebola ruled out after woman tested at Mater - HSE The HSE has said that Ebola has been ruled out after an ill woman underwent tests at Dublin’s Mater Hospital today. News • 20 Oct 14
EU to step up measures to tackle Ebola EU foreign ministers have agreed to guarantee appropriate healthcare for European volunteer doctors and nurses who are contemplating travelling to west Africa to help combat the Ebola virus. News • 20 Oct 14
EU to step up measures to tackle Ebola EU foreign ministers have agreed to guarantee appropriate healthcare for European volunteer doctors and nurses who are contemplating travelling to west Africa to help combat the Ebola virus. News • 20 Oct 14
Spanish nurse tests negative for Ebola The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for two infected priests in a Madrid hospital has been cleared of the virus in preliminary tests. News • 19 Oct 14
Spanish nurse tests negative for Ebola The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for two infected priests in a Madrid hospital has been cleared of the virus in preliminary tests. News • 19 Oct 14
Senegal declared Ebola free by WHO The WHO has said that the Ebola outbreak in Senegal is officially over, but it remains vulnerable to further cases of the deadly disease being brought into the country. News • 18 Oct 14
Senegal declared Ebola free by WHO The WHO has said that the Ebola outbreak in Senegal is officially over, but it remains vulnerable to further cases of the deadly disease being brought into the country. News • 18 Oct 14
US Ebola patient moved to Maryland facility The first person infected with Ebola in the US is being transferred from a Texas hospital to the National Institutes of Health near the US capital. News • 16 Oct 14
US Ebola patient moved to Maryland facility The first person infected with Ebola in the US is being transferred from a Texas hospital to the National Institutes of Health near the US capital. News • 16 Oct 14
Returning aid workers being monitored for Ebola Aid workers returning to Ireland from areas in west Africa affected by the Ebola virus are being monitored for symptoms. News • 16 Oct 14
Returning aid workers being monitored for Ebola Aid workers returning to Ireland from areas in west Africa affected by the Ebola virus are being monitored for symptoms. News • 16 Oct 14
Ebola must be attacked at source - Obama US President Barack Obama has said the international community must do more to help African nations struggling to control the Ebola outbreak and warned if it rages out of control in west Africa it will spread globally. News • 15 Oct 14
Ebola must be attacked at source - Obama US President Barack Obama has said the international community must do more to help African nations struggling to control the Ebola outbreak and warned if it rages out of control in west Africa it will spread globally. News • 15 Oct 14
WHO reports 70% death rate for Ebola The death rate in the Ebola epidemic raging in west Africa has reached around 70%, the World Health Organization said today. News • 14 Oct 14
WHO reports 70% death rate for Ebola The death rate in the Ebola epidemic raging in west Africa has reached around 70%, the World Health Organization said today. News • 14 Oct 14
Ebola screening to begin at Heathrow airport Enhanced screening for Ebola will begin at Britain's biggest airport tomorrow with checks at Heathrow’s Terminal 1. News • 13 Oct 14
Ebola screening to begin at Heathrow airport Enhanced screening for Ebola will begin at Britain's biggest airport tomorrow with checks at Heathrow’s Terminal 1. News • 13 Oct 14
First case of Ebola contracted in US confirmed The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a Texas health care worker has tested positive for Ebola, the first case contracted on US soil. News • 12 Oct 14
First case of Ebola contracted in US confirmed The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a Texas health care worker has tested positive for Ebola, the first case contracted on US soil. News • 12 Oct 14
UN expert hopes Ebola will soon be under control The UN expert in charge of the United Nations response to Ebola has said he hopes the spread of the killer virus will be "under control" in three months. News • 12 Oct 14
UN expert hopes Ebola will soon be under control The UN expert in charge of the United Nations response to Ebola has said he hopes the spread of the killer virus will be "under control" in three months. News • 12 Oct 14
IMO: Varadkar must ensure Ireland is Ebola ready The president of the IMO has called on the Minister for Health to use all avenues available to him to make sure Ireland is prepared for a case of Ebola. News • 11 Oct 14
IMO: Varadkar must ensure Ireland is Ebola ready The president of the IMO has called on the Minister for Health to use all avenues available to him to make sure Ireland is prepared for a case of Ebola. News • 11 Oct 14
US to begin Ebola screening at airports Increased efforts by the US to halt the spread of the Ebola virus will start at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport today. News • 11 Oct 14
US to begin Ebola screening at airports Increased efforts by the US to halt the spread of the Ebola virus will start at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport today. News • 11 Oct 14
Risk of Ebola case in Ireland 'low' The chief medical officer with the Department of Health has said that all necessary preparations are in place to deal with Ebola. News • 10 Oct 14
Risk of Ebola case in Ireland 'low' The chief medical officer with the Department of Health has said that all necessary preparations are in place to deal with Ebola. News • 10 Oct 14
Cabinet to discuss Ebola crisis today The Health Service Executive has said the risk of a case of Ebola coming into Ireland is low, but directions for preparedness have been circulated to all acute hospitals. News • 10 Oct 14
Cabinet to discuss Ebola crisis today The Health Service Executive has said the risk of a case of Ebola coming into Ireland is low, but directions for preparedness have been circulated to all acute hospitals. News • 10 Oct 14
Worst Ebola outbreak on record tests global response International agencies and governments are fighting to contain the world's worst Ebola epidemic since the disease was identified in 1976. Special Reports • 09 Oct 14
Worst Ebola outbreak on record tests global response International agencies and governments are fighting to contain the world's worst Ebola epidemic since the disease was identified in 1976. Special Reports • 09 Oct 14
Intensity of Ebola spread 'unseen since AIDS' The spread of Ebola in West Africa is something unseen since the outbreak of AIDS, according to the Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. News • 09 Oct 14
Intensity of Ebola spread 'unseen since AIDS' The spread of Ebola in West Africa is something unseen since the outbreak of AIDS, according to the Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. News • 09 Oct 14
Ebola cost to Africa economy could top $32 billion The deadly Ebola epidemic could deal a $32 billion-plus blow to the West African economy over the next year if officials cannot get it under control, the World Bank warned today. Business • 08 Oct 14
Ebola cost to Africa economy could top $32 billion The deadly Ebola epidemic could deal a $32 billion-plus blow to the West African economy over the next year if officials cannot get it under control, the World Bank warned today. Business • 08 Oct 14
US Ebola patient dies in Dallas hospital The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, has died at a Dallas hospital. News • 08 Oct 14
US Ebola patient dies in Dallas hospital The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, has died at a Dallas hospital. News • 08 Oct 14
Europe to see more Ebola cases - WHO The World Health Organisation said today that Europe would almost certainly see more cases of Ebola, after a nurse in Spain became the first person known to have caught the virus outside Africa. News • 07 Oct 14
Europe to see more Ebola cases - WHO The World Health Organisation said today that Europe would almost certainly see more cases of Ebola, after a nurse in Spain became the first person known to have caught the virus outside Africa. News • 07 Oct 14
Spanish nurse tests positive for Ebola A Spanish nurse who treated a priest in Madrid who died of Ebola has tested positive for the disease, Spain's health minister has confirmed. News • 06 Oct 14
Spanish nurse tests positive for Ebola A Spanish nurse who treated a priest in Madrid who died of Ebola has tested positive for the disease, Spain's health minister has confirmed. News • 06 Oct 14
US Ebola patient 'fighting for his life' An Ebola patient hospitalised in Texas is "fighting for his life," a day after the man's condition worsened from serious to critical. News • 05 Oct 14
US Ebola patient 'fighting for his life' An Ebola patient hospitalised in Texas is "fighting for his life," a day after the man's condition worsened from serious to critical. News • 05 Oct 14
French nurse is 'cured of Ebola' A French nurse who contracted Ebola while volunteering for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Liberia has been cured of the deadly virus, the French health minister has said. News • 04 Oct 14
French nurse is 'cured of Ebola' A French nurse who contracted Ebola while volunteering for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Liberia has been cured of the deadly virus, the French health minister has said. News • 04 Oct 14
Ebola victim's decision to travel 'unpardonable' Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said a man diagnosed with Ebola in Texas behaved irresponsibly when he travelled after being exposed to the virus, calling his actions "unpardonable". News • 03 Oct 14
Ebola victim's decision to travel 'unpardonable' Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said a man diagnosed with Ebola in Texas behaved irresponsibly when he travelled after being exposed to the virus, calling his actions "unpardonable". News • 03 Oct 14
