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...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued updated travel notices for the three West African countries currently experiencing the ever growing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak that has...

In some sad news today, Sierra Leone’s “Ebola Doctor”, Shek Umar Khan has died from Ebola Virus Disease, according to a tweet by Reuters journalist, Umaru Fofana. #SierraLeone ‘s...

Health care providers on the front line of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak are out their taking extraordinary risks trying to save lives from this very large and lethal viral outbreak–in fact...

Officials in Kano state, Nigeria are reporting a cholera outbreak in the northwest parts of the state, which is spreading, according to a Xinhua report Friday. “The outbreak of the disease has been...

A Liberian man, who was in quarantine for “suspected” Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Lagos, Nigeria, has died, according to Nigerian officials. Thursday on a Nairaland.com forum, an individual...

The Côte d’Ivoire, or Ivory Coast Ministry of Health is advising villages that border the Ebola-stricken countries of Guinea and Liberia in light of word of a suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease...

The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak has increased both in cases and fatalities during recent days according to the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa today.  Between 18 – 20 July...

Increased efforts are needed to improve awareness among rural communities in West Africa about the risks of contracting the Ebola virus from eating certain wildlife species including fruit bats, FAO warned...

The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa has hit a new “milestone” as the World Health Organization reports in an update today than the number of cases have exceeded 1,000. The...