Is there a cure for Ebola? Scientists identify a way to target all strains of the virus October 8, 2014 Scientists have made a discovery that could help them develop a cure for all strains of the Ebola virus – a crucial step in preventing future outbreaks of the disease. Ebola kills between 50 and 90 per cent of those it infects, and outbreaks have been occurring with increasing frequency in recent years. The [...]
How Ebola spread: This Twitter visualisation maps mentions of the outbreak October 8, 2014 A new map visualising Ebola shows how the first confirmed case in the US sparked a huge surge in Twitter chatter around the world, as fears over the spread of the outbreak increased. The map tracks every mention of the Ebola hashtag (#ebola) across the world over the last month, with tweets coming from as [...]
IAG and Carnival share prices hit as deadly Ebola virus arrives in Europe October 7, 2014 News that the deadly Ebola virus has reached Europe gave UK travel companies a rocky ride yesterday, with share prices falling across the board. Some of the biggest losers on the news that a nurse in Spain had been infected on EU soil were British Airways parent group IAG and cruise operator Carnival. Both companies [...]
Fears over Ebola contagion puts airlines in a spin – London Report October 7, 2014 BRITAIN’S top share index fell back yesterday, with travel and leisure companies hit by concerns that the spread of Ebola outside Africa could hurt air travel and the tourism business. Sentiment was also hit by a set of poor data, including an unexpected four per cent month-on-month drop in German industrial production in August. Analysts had [...]
After a nurse contracted the Ebola virus in Spain, should we fear a global catastrophe? October 7, 2014 Dr Ian Kearns, co-founder and director of the European Leadership Network, says Yes. The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that, without additional intervention, Ebola could infect up to 1.4m people in Liberia and Sierra Leone by January. It won’t stop there. With increased travel and immigration, the disease will go global. [...]
Ebola outbreak reaches Europe: Four people monitored in Spain October 7, 2014 Last night, it was confirmed that a nurse in Spain had contracted Ebola. She tested positive for the disease after treating a repatriated missionary from Sierra Leone in a Madrid hospital, marking the first case of someone becoming infected with Ebola outside of the African continent. Now, three more people are being monitored [...]
Ebola in the UK, what’s the risk? By the end of the month it could be as high as 50pc October 5, 2014 The risk of Ebola being imported into the UK before the end of October is as high as 50 per cent, scientists have predicted. Heathrow’s status as one of the world’ biggest travel hubs puts the UK at greater risk of a traveller passing into the country unknowingly carrying the virus. With an 80 per [...]
US Ebola patient came into contact with more than 80 people October 2, 2014 More than 80 people may have been exposed to a Texas man diagnosed with Ebola, according to the Dallas Public Health Department. While only 12 to 18 people came into direct contact with the patient, 62 – 68 may have crossed paths with the secondary few. The group is being monitored and the 80 are [...]
Ebola outbreak: Man quarantined in Hawaii hospital October 2, 2014 A man suspected of being infected with the Ebola virus has been quarantined at a hospital in Hawaii. He is currently being treated in isolation at the island's Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, where health officials said he was sent after showing symptoms of the disease. However, spokespeople said the team was being [...]
Ebola outbreak: UK cuts “compromise fight” against epidemic October 2, 2014 Cuts in the amount of aid given to Liberia and Sierra Leone by the UK have “compromised the fight” against the Ebola epidemic, MPs have claimed. Before the outbreak began in West Africa in February, the UK government slashed the health aid it gave to the two countries by nearly a fifth. Now, the [...]