Ebola still has the “upper hand” in the outbreak that has killed more than 1,400 people in West Africa, but experts have the means to stop it, these are the words of Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a visit to the hardest-hit countries. Dr. Tom Frieden, … Read more
Congo’s health minister Felix Kabange Numbi said today that two deaths have been confirmed to be caused by Ebola, the first cases reported outside of West Africa since the outbreak began, according to reports from the Associated Press. Ebola is suspected by Congolese officials to have killed 13 people in the Central African country, Numbi … Read more
The American doctor, Dr Kent Brantly, who was receiving treatment at Emory’s University Hospital after contracting Ebola is scheduled to be released today, August 21, 2014. The doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia on a humanitarian mission will be officially discharged from the the hospital, after successfully recuperating from the disease while on … Read more
The second American missionary doctor, Nancy Writebol, who was medically evacuated from Liberia on August 4th to Emory University’s Hospital in Atlanta, is making great strides on a strong road to recovery. She is the second American Ebola patient to receive the experimental ZMapp (Ebola Serum). Her path to recovery remains a prominent case report … Read more
The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) is set to begin investigations into a tape making rounds on social media alleging the conspiracy by political leaders to cover up the outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in Ghana. Director General of NITA, William Tevi mentioned that the agency is making sure that it is able to … Read more
U.S. health authorities have eased safety restrictions on an experimental drug to treat Ebola, a move that could clear the way for its use in patients infected with the deadly virus. Canadian drugmaker Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration modified a hold recently placed on the company’s drug after safety issues … Read more
US President Barack Obama said it is “premature” to send an experimental medicine for the treatment of Ebola to West Africa, as Liberia declared a state of emergency amid an outbreak that shows no signs of slowing. Obama said on Wednesday that he lacked enough information to green-light a promising medicine called ZMapp that was … Read more
What should happen if a massive viral outbreak appears out of nowhere and the only possible treatment is an untested drug? And who should receive it? The two American missionaries who contracted the almost-always-fatal virus in West Africa were given access to an experimental drug cocktail called ZMapp. It consists of immune-boosting monoclonal antibodies that … Read more
Dr. Kent Brantly is back on his feet — literally — after receiving a last-ditch, highly experimental drug. Brantly’s and Nancy Writebol’s conditions significantly improved after receiving the medication, sources say. Brantly was able to walk into Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after being evacuated to the United States last week, and Writebol is expected … Read more