2015-04-24 Sierra Leone Dog Population Rising Because of Ebola Crisis
The Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone has led to growing concern about another disease: rabies from wild dogs. Many owners fear their dogs could infect them with Ebola, so they…
2015-01-20 US Officials Report Progress in Fighting Ebola
American health officials are reporting progress against the disease Ebola in West Africa. Tom Frieden is head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This has been a, a…
2014-12-23 Ebola Is Top Health Story for 2014
If asked, “What was the most important health story of 2014?” there would be little debate. Ebola has killed more than 6,800 people and infected more than three times that…
2014-10-28 Countries Struggle with Ebola Travel Ban
Countries around the world are struggling to limit the spread of Ebola while protecting human rights. To help them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States…
2014-10-01 US Troops Help to Fight Ebola in Liberia
In recent weeks, many world leaders have called for immediate action against the Ebola virus in West Africa. The United States has answered the call. It has promised the most…
2014-10-01 First Ebola Case Reported in U.S.
Ebola has arrived in the United States. But the arrival was not on a flight specially designed to deal with a deadly, contagious disease. It was on a normal flight…
2014-09-11 Ebola Fears Affect Asian Rice Export
The growing number of Ebola cases in Africa is having an effect on farmers, exporters and shipping companies in Asia. The rice industry in Thailand is among the first to…
2014-08-30 Conflicts, Ebola Put More Demands on UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF – says August has been its busiest month for emergency airlifts in the past 10 years. The U.N. agency has been sending needed…
2014-08-20 Red Cross Chief Says Ebola Can Be Defeated
The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is hopeful that the spread of the deadly Ebola virus can be defeated. But he says quick…
2014-08-18 Ebola Kills More Than Humans
The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,000 people in West Africa. But it also threatens wildlife, like the severely endangered western lowland gorilla. VOA’s Steve Baragona reports that the…
2014-08-12 WHO Says Experimental Drugs Ethical for Ebola Patients
Officials in Liberia say they expect to receive an experimental drug from a U.S. company to treat Ebola patients. The drug is called ZMapp. However, it has not been tested…
2014-08-05 Experimental Serum Used to Treat Ebola Patients
Two Americans infected with the Ebola virus seem to be improving after they were treated with an experimental serum produced from tobacco. The serum is known as zMapp. It is…
2014-07-30 Liberia Closes Most Borders to Contain Ebola
Last weekend, the president of Liberia announced measures to try to contain the Ebola virus. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said that her country is closing most of its borders. The…
2014-07-29 US Medical Workers in Liberia Infected with Ebola
Second American in Liberia Gets Ebola An aid group reported this week that Ebola has infected a second American medical worker in Liberia. The American-based group, Samaritan’s Purse, has medical…
2014-07-27 UN Agency Warns of Link Between Ebola and Bats
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is warning people in West African countries about a link between eating wildlife and the disease Ebola. The FAO says it is especially…