The experimental drug, known as ZMapp, was developed by the biotech firm Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc., which is based in San Diego
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With the Ebola virus now directly and indirectly impacting economies in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and neighbouring countries, the new World Bank Group emergency response will also help countries and communities cope with financial hardship caused by the outbreak
Zuma said the Ebola outbreak had further provided the impetus for urgent establishment of an African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention for early detection, preparedness and response
The minister, who acknowledged the internationally acclaimed research of Iwu, also named him as one of the members of the committee
Fear about a possible spread of the deadly virus had prompted a student from the university to post a plea on the country’s presidential office Web site, asking for the cancellation of the entire event.
Led by the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, the delegation offered to work with the health team of the church in the areas of technical assistance, medical advice and training, to ensure that no victim of the deadly disease comes to the Church from any of the affected countries undetected
Obiano’s statement came against the background of reported case of the return of the remains of an Ebola victim from Liberia to Anambra State
Briefing journalists in Awka, Akabuike said the measure followed information received by the government that a man whose body was brought back from Liberia at the weekend might have died of the killer disease
The Garcinia kola compound has been shown to halt multiplication of the virus in the laboratory. If repeated in humans, this would give the body a chance to fight off the virus
Highly infectious Ebola has been blamed for 672 deaths in the West Africa nations of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization
According to the Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Public Health, Dr. Yewande Adeshina, none of the persons said to have come in contact with the late Liberian victim of the Ebola Virus Disease, Patrick Sawyer, has manifested unusual body temperature or any other symptom of the dreaded virus
Zewoldi told aviation correspondents in Lagos that the flight restriction was affecting passengers within the West African sub-region
The origin of the virus is unknown but fruit bats (Pteropodidae) are considered the likely host of the Ebola virus, based on available evidence
Dr. Samuel Brisbane is the first Liberian doctor to die in an outbreak, which the WHO says has killed 129 people in the west African nation
Kargbo said as at Wednesday, there were 163 confirmed cases of Ebola, while 15 patients had been discharged from the Government Hospital in Kenema
The Deputy Director of Public Health in the Ashanti region, Dr. Joseph Oduro, said on Sunday evening that the case resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl.