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Ebola
Uganda declares itself free of Ebola fever
20 Feb 2008 17:36:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Adds Ugandan government, background, previous GENEVA) KAMPALA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Uganda said on Wednesday it had eradicated an outbreak of Ebola that infected 149 people, of whom 37 died, mostly ... 

Uganda's Ebola epidemic officially over -WHO
20 Feb 2008 16:55:07 GMT
Source: Reuters
GENEVA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - An outbreak of Ebola fever in Uganda's western Bundibugyo district has officially ended, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday. "The last person to ... 

US FDA warns Novartis over vaccine sterility
29 Jan 2008 22:25:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators warned Novartis AG <NOVN.VX> that a German plant has produced contaminated vaccines, and it has failed to track down the source of the problems, a ... 

FEATURE-Ebola spreads panic better than it spreads itself
26 Dec 2007 11:22:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Tim Cocks KAMPALA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Few diseases inspire as much panic as an outbreak of Ebola fever. In Uganda -- where 100,000 people die of malaria each year -- an epidemic of a new Ebola ... 

FACTBOX - What is Ebola?
26 Dec 2007 09:06:54 GMT
Source: Reuters
Dec 26 (Reuters) - A new strain of the deadly Ebola virus that has infected 135 people and killed 36 in Uganda is spreading panic, although experts say the fears are overblown in a country ravaged by ... 

MAP: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola
24 Sep 2007 14:43:00 GMT
Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies



SAT MAP: high-res map of Cabinda City, Angola
26 Apr 2005 12:44:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet

PHOTOS: Infectious diseases ravage poor countries
26 Apr 2005 12:38:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet




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