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Rev Franklin Graham

Samaritan’s Purse president, Franklin Graham, responds to the arrival of Dr. Brantly

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Franklin Graham responded to the great efforts of all involved in the return of Dr. Kent Brantly via the organization’s Facebook page moments ago: Samaritan’s Purse doctor Kent Brantly, who contracted...

Samaritan’s Purse physician, Dr. Kent Brantly, arrives at Emory for Ebola treatment

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The Samaritan’s Purse doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus working in Liberia is the first of two patients to arrive in the United States. Brantly, a 33-year-old physician from Fort Worth,...

Nigeria

Two Ebola contacts demonstrate fever in Nigeria: Report

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Two individuals who had contact with Liberian Ebola victim, Patrick Sawyer, have demonstrated symptoms of fever according to Nigeria government officials, the Nigeria News reports today. The Commissioner...

WHO Director-General Chan: ‘Ebola outbreaks can be contained. Chains of transmission can be broken’

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The transcript of the speech by Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization Friday: Excellencies, honorable ministers, members of the press, ladies and gentlemen,   West Africa...

Emory University Hospital will treat both patients with Ebola

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It is now learned that two patients battling Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Africa will both be transported to the Atlanta-based, Emory University Hospital for treatment. The two patients will be transported  by...

WHO, west African presidents to launch a new joint US$ 100 million Ebola response plan

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The Director-General of WHO and presidents of west African nations impacted by the Ebola virus disease outbreak will meet Friday in Guinea to launch a new joint US$ 100 million response plan as part of...

CDC warns against non-essential travel to Ebola outbreak countries

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a warning to avoid nonessential travel to the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. This Level 3 travel warning is...

Nigeria health officials seek 30,000 possible Ebola contacts

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Just days after Liberian government official, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, traveled by air from Liberia to Lagos, Nigeria, sick with suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and eventually dying from the virus, Nigerian...

Ebola: Sierra Leone declares ‘State of Public Emergency’

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As of July 27, the West African nation of Sierra Leone has recorded 533 Ebola Virus Disease cases (473 confirmed, 38 probable, and 22 suspected) including 233 deaths. To put that in perspective, prior...

Republic of the Philippines

Philippines step up preventive measures against entry of Ebola

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The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday announced the stepped up measures of strict monitoring in airports and other ports of entry in the country to prevent against the possible spread...