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Ebola: Another Lagos Nurse Test Positive

Another Lagos nurse has tested positive to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) 22 days after the first case …

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World Press Briefing On the Ebola Outbreak by Minister of Health, Prof Chukwu

Update on Ebola - 10 Confirmed Cases, 177 Under Surveillance MONDAY, 11TH AUGUST, 2014 WORLD PRE…

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Clinical Trial To Start Soon On GSK Ebola Vaccine

(Reuters) - A clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus is set to s…

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FG Not Serious About Fighting Ebola –Doctors, Nurses

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association and the National Association of Nigeri…

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Nigerian Man Quarantined In Hong Kong Tests Negative For Ebola

  A Nigerian man who was quarantined after he showed Ebola-like symptoms while travellin…

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Commissioner for Health, Debunks Ebola Outbreak In Abia State

  The Commissioner for Health in Abia, Okechukwu Ogah, has said that there is no out…

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Was A Two-Year-Old Boy From A Tiny Village In Guinea The 'Patient Zero' Of The Ebola Outbreak?

  . Boy died on December 6 after four days of vomiting, black stools and fever . His moth…

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#Ebola Berths In Abuja

  The dreaded Ebo­la Virus Disease (EVD) which has claimed almost 1000 lives in some We…

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Doctors, Nurses, Scientists, Cleaners, Because You Are At The Forefront By Likita Kent

N.B Applying Universal Safety precautions would save you. But this note is not about universal p…

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'We're In The Middle of Largest Ebola Outbreak Ever'

As at August 7, 2014, there were nine cases (two probable, seven suspect) on Ebola Virus Disease i…

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Doctors' Strike: Obembe Resigns As NMA

FOLLOWING the confusion that trailed conflicting statements regarding the suspension of medical do…

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NMA Crisis Deepens As President Resigns

Amidst the internal wrangling that has characterised the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) for we…

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#Ebola; Okada Riders At Risk – MDCAN

  Okada riders could be at risk in the spread of the Ebola virus, through body contacts wit…

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US Doc Hit With Ebola Held Hands With His Dying Patients

  Dr. Kent Brantly, one of two American Ebola patients flown from Liberia to Emory Universi…

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Ebola Virus: Nine Things To Know About The Killer Disease

  STORY HIGHLIGHTS . Ebola causes viral hemorrhagic fever and kills up to 90% of people w…

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#Ebola Scare; Two Feared Dead, 20 Others Hospitalised Over Excessive Salt Consumption

At least two persons have been feared killed and 20 others hospitalised in various hospitals in…

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NMA President's Resignation Rejected by the NMA, NOC

The resignation of the National president of the NMA has been rejected by the NMA, NOC. This was c…

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WHO Declares Ebola an International Emergency

  The World Health Organization (WHO) calls the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa an inte…

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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Shuts Lagos Clinic Over Ebola

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Friday announced the indefinite closure of its Vict…

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NMA President Resigns, Declares "Strike was Suspended"

There has been a request for clarification about the two postings from NMA Secretariat on NMA BLOG…

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