Ebola spreads to Scotland: First case of deadly virus confirmed at hospital in Glasgow December 29, 2014 A healthcare worker at a hospital in Glasgow has tested positive for Ebola – the deadly disease that has killed thousands of people in west Africa since December 2013. The worker, reportedly female, flew back to the Scottish city from Sierra Leone last night. Sierra Leone is one of the three countries most affected by [...]
How does GSK’s new Ebola vaccine work? US safety trials show immunity with no side effects November 27, 2014 GSK's Ebola vaccine could soon be used to protect people against the disease in west Africa, after trials in the US gave volunteers immunity to the deadly virus without causing any negative side effects. Some 20 healthy people were administered the vaccine in an early-stage clinical trial, and all developed antibodies within four weeks, [...]
Is there a cure for Ebola? GlaxoSmithKline sees success in first human vaccine trials November 26, 2014 The first Ebola vaccine to be tested on humans has shown promising results in early trials, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said last night. GSK said the vaccine, co-developed with the US National Institutes of Health, was “well-tolerated and produced an immunological response in each of the 20 healthy adult volunteers in the US who received it”. The [...]
Half of Liberia jobless over Ebola fears, but World Bank cuts own estimate of total economic impact by a 10th November 19, 2014 Ebola is having a “substantial” impact on Liberia's employment, with nearly half of those who were working when the disease first surfaced jobless by the start of November 2014. A new report by the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Liberian Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services and the Gallup Organization and conducted [...]
Where has Ebola spread to? Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says country no longer in state of emergency November 13, 2014 The west African country Liberia has is no longer in a “state of emergency” over Ebola. The epidemic, which has already killed over 5,000 people since it began in December last year, is the worst on record. But the rigorous implementation of control measures in Liberia has resulted in a slowdown in the spread [...]
GSK to start Ebola vaccine trials in west Africa next month November 13, 2014 GSK says its Ebola vaccine will begin trials in west Africa next month. Safety clinical trials will take place in Mali at a treatment centre run by the charity Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), which has been at the forefront of tackling the virus since the epidemic started in December last year. It is hoped [...]
Africa Cup of Nations 2015: Morocco banned from hosting tournament following Ebola fears November 11, 2014 Morocco will no longer host next year's Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, which organisers have said will go ahead despite the Ebola epidemic in west Africa. The north African nation demanded that the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which oversees the biennial tournament, postpones the game from 2015 to 2016 because of fears [...]
Ebola outbreak in west Africa: Spike in Sierra Leone infections suggests epidemic is far from being over November 11, 2014 A sharp rise in new Ebola cases in Sierra Leone indicates the epidemic has a long way to go before it calms down. On Sunday, 111 new cases were recorded in the country, which marked a significant increase from the 45 new cases reported the day before. In fact, it was the biggest daily [...]
Is there a cure for Ebola? Inhaled vaccine could provide answer to injection worries of GSK, NewLink and Johnson & Johnson November 4, 2014 Could a newly-developed inhaled vaccine soon be used to stop the spread of Ebola between humans in west Africa? Developed by a team of researchers at a university in Texas, it has already been shown to provide long-term protection for non-human primates against the deadly virus. The formulation took seven years to create, and [...]
Could Ebola come to the UK? Woman patient tests negative at south London hospital November 3, 2014 A woman who was being tested for Ebola in a London hospital after returning from West Africa feeling unwell is free from the disease, the hospital has confirmed. The patient was admitted to St George's Healthcare NHS Trust in Tooting, south London, yesterday, triggering a series of protocols that have been put in place [...]