October 24, 2015 10 quarantined in Nigeria over Ebola scare Ten people have been quarantined after coming into contact with a patient with Ebola-like symptoms in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar, officials said on Thursday, a year after the country was declared free of the deadly disease.
October 24, 2015 CDC confirms first case of Ebola in US The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States Tuesday.
October 24, 2015 US citizen being tested for Ebola in Ghana A U.S. citizen in Ghana is being tested for Ebola after he fell ill following a trip to two countries in the region battling the disease, a senior government official said on Monday.
October 24, 2015 E.coli kills two girls in Pacific Northwest, boy hospitalized Two young girls have died and a boy was hospitalized in critical condition in the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday after becoming infected with E.coli in two separate incidents, health officials said.
October 24, 2015 Regular exercise before pregnancy may help stave off pelvic pains Regular exercise before pregnancy may protect against so-called pelvic girdle pain as the fetus grows, according to a new study from Norway.
October 24, 2015 Hong Kong confirms first case of deadly bird flu this winter A woman is critically ill in Hong Kong with the deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu, the first confirmed case in the city this winter, the Hong Kong government said.
October 24, 2015 5,000 Ebola health workers needed in West Africa More than 5,000 additional health care workers are needed to fight Ebola in the three most affected countries in West Africa, the president of the World Bank said Tuesday.
October 24, 2015 Heroic American doctor stricken with Ebola forgoes treatment for gravely ill colleague Two gravely ill American medical workers in Liberia who were infected with the Ebola virus are said to be in stable condition as the humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse works to bring them back to the U.S. for treatment.
October 24, 2015 Sierra Leone troops enforce Ebola quarantines, Liberia declares emergency Soldiers clamped down on people trying to travel to Liberia's capital Thursday from rural areas hard-hit by the Ebola virus hours after the president declared a national state of emergency
October 24, 2015 CDC issues travel health advisory for St. Martin U.S. health authorities have issued a travel advisory for the French Caribbean dependency of St. Martin because of a mosquito-borne viral disease that is apparently being spread locally at the start of the winter tourist season.Â