GSK share price up despite Ebola vaccine delay: Head of research says it will be “too late” for this epidemic October 17, 2014 GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has revealed that its Ebola vaccine won't be ready in time to deal with the current epidemic in west Africa. The British pharmaceutical giant started developing the vaccine earlier this year, in conjunction with the US National Institutes of Health. It uses a single protein from the Ebola virus to set off [...]
Where has Ebola spread to? Health authorities search for passengers who flew from Ohio to Texas with infected nurse October 16, 2014 US health authorities are trying to track down passengers who flew alongside a nurse infected with Ebola on 13 October. Amber Vinson, who was one of the staff involved in treating Ebola sufferer Thomas Duncan at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, went aboard a commercial flight from Ohio to Texas after the [...]
Ebola outbreak map: Where have people been infected? And how has the disease spread? October 16, 2014 The number of deaths caused by the Ebola epidemic currently gripping west Africa is steadily rising. According to the latest figures from the World Health Organisation (WHO), there have been more than 4,000 deaths in the region since the outbreak began in December last year. Liberia has been hit hardest, with 2,316 [...]
Where has Ebola spread to? Second case announced in Dallas, Texas October 15, 2014 A second health worker has fallen ill with Ebola in Dallas, Texas, after treating Thomas Duncan for the disease at the Texas Health Presbyterian hospital. Duncan had travelled to the US from Liberia – one of the three countries suffering most at the hands of the epidemic currently gripping West Africa. He was the [...]
Is there a cure for Ebola? Doctor’s blood plasma could save nurse in Dallas October 15, 2014 Blood plasma from an American doctor who recovered from Ebola is being used to treat a nurse who has also fallen ill with the disease. Dr Kent Brantly returned to the US when he contracted the deadly virus in Liberia, but recovered after being one of the first two people to receive experimental treatment Zmapp. [...]
Africa isn’t a country: Don’t judge this thriving continent by the Ebola crisis October 14, 2014 REPORTS of people cancelling safari holidays in Kenya and South Africa due to fears of Ebola (over 3,000 miles away in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone) are the latest manifestation of the devastating impact on African economies wrought by the perception of Africa as one homogenous place. Nowhere else in the world would 54 countries, [...]
Mark Zuckerberg donates $25m to Ebola aid fund October 14, 2014 Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are donating $25m to help fight Ebola. The Facebook founder revealed today that the couple would be making the multi-million dollar donation to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation. The CDC Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides money to the Centers for Disease Control [...]
Ebola screening at UK airports: How will the spread be contained and who will be tested? October 14, 2014 New Ebola screening measures were introduced at Heathrow airport terminal one this morning, as the government boosts measures to prevent the deadly virus from entering the UK. Those arriving from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – the three countries suffering most from the current outbreak in West Africa – will be subject to the [...]
Ebola.com on sale for $150,000 by pair who invest in disaster domain names October 14, 2014 Business partners Jon Schultz and Chris Hood are selling Ebola.com for $150,000, after purchasing it for an undisclosed sum in 2008. The Ebola outbreak currently gripping West Africa has killed over 4,000 people since it began in Guinea in February, according to estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO). While there is currently [...]
Outbreak map: Where has Ebola spread to so far? And how many people have died? Here’s what you need to know October 13, 2014 As the Ebola epidemic continues to grip west Africa, there are increasing concerns that it might take hold in Europe, the US or other parts of the world. On Monday the UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt said that the UK is likely to see "a handful" of Ebola cases over the next few months and [...]