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American arrives at Atlanta hospital from West Africa for Ebola testing

Written on December 4, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Travel, USA News.

Dec 4 (Reuters) – A U.S. healthcare worker who may have been exposed to Ebola in West Africa arrived at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta early on Thursday for testing and observation, the hospital said. The patient, who has not been identified, was flown from West Africa and will be monitored to see if he or she has been infected with the virus, the hospital said… (read more)

Ebola stigma hindering medical response, says Red Cross

Written on December 3, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Opinion News, Travel, World News.

Stigma against travellers from Ebola-infected countries is hindering the fight against the disease, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says. The head of the IFRC, Mr Elhadj As Sy, warned that travel bans were preventing his organisation’s medical workers from dealing with the outbreak. He urged governments to avoid acting out of fear and misinformation… (read more)

WHO congratulates Spain on ending Ebola transmission

Written on December 2, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Travel, World News.

Today the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declares the Ebola outbreak in Spain over and commends the country on its diligence to end transmission of the virus. On 6 October 2014, the Spanish National Reference Laboratory confirmed the first human-to-human transmission of Ebola virus disease outside Africa in a healthcare worker. The healthcare worker had been part of a team at La Paz-Carlos III Hospital providing medical care for a...

CDC: More Than 1,400 People in U.S. Being Actively Monitored for Ebola

Written on December 1, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Personal Safety, Travel, USA News.

The killer virus Ebola may not be front and center in the news, but it’s still in the forefront of efforts by health officials nationwide. As of today, more than 1,400 people in 44 states in the U.S. are being actively monitored by state and local health departments after returning from West Africa. The good news is that no new cases have been reported in the U.S. since Oct. 23. Responding to a public outcry, the Department of Homeland Security...

Ebola Joke Triggers Passenger’s Removal From US Airways Flight

Written on December 1, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Business News, Personal Safety, Travel.

Call it a sign of the times: An airline passenger sneezes, makes a joke about Ebola and is quickly escorted from the plane by hazmat-suited personnel. That’s what reportedly happened aboard a US Airways flight that had landed in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, shortly after arriving from Philadelphia on Wednesday. Dominican press reports that the passenger said: “I have Ebola. You’re all screwed.”… (read more)

Life on the Ebola frontline: ‘Hope is fading, but we will keep on fighting’

Written on December 1, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Opinion News, Travel.

Isaac Bayoh, 25, volunteers as an Ebola quarantine and awareness worker. He is part of a team that isolates the houses of those who have the disease, educates the family and neighbours, and monitors the progress of patients. Here, in his own words sent via WhatsApp, he shares his experiences about how people and communities are affected… (read more)

Notable Absence of New Ebola Quarantines at New York Area Airports

Written on November 25, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Business News, Travel, USA News.

A day after a doctor who had returned from Guinea about a week earlier became New York’s first Ebola case, the governors of New York and New Jersey announced that they would begin quarantining travelers who had been in contact with Ebola patients in West Africa. The move, which went beyond federal policy, drew protests from medical aid groups and the Obama administration, who said it would penalize people who were trying to contain Ebola and discourage...

Italy’s first case of Ebola confirmed

Written on November 24, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Health News, Travel, World News.

An Italian doctor who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone is being repatriated to Italy for treatment, health officials in Rome confirmed on Monday. The doctor had been working since October 18 at a small clinic about 10 miles west of capital of Freetown with the humanitarian group Emergency before developing a fever, testing positive for the virus and being isolated, according to… (read more)

Sick move: Australia shuts borders to ‘Ebola-affected’ African countries

Written on November 22, 2014. Posted in Breaking News, Travel, World News.

Australia is the first country to temporarily close its borders to people traveling from West African states battling against the Ebola epidemic. The move comes despite the fact the Ebola-free country has not sent aid workers to any afflicted regions. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison told parliament on Monday, Australia has issued a blanket visa ban for those traveling from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. “This means we are not processing...