WHO Releases Shocking Number of People Infected With Ebola

 

World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the number of people infected with Ebola has exceeded 16,000 which is a very huge number. According to the official data 70% of people interviewed in Sierra Leone have been eating only one meal a day since the outbreak.  Read more 

Details on The Guardian.

Man Deliberately Injects Himself With Ebola Virus

According to Mirror.co.uk, Speaking from his apartment in Alexandria, Virginia, Mr Hubbard, a consultant who specialises in natural gas and peer markets, said: "I get a lot of satisfaction out of the fact that this could potentially develop into a viable vaccine that prevents another outbreak. uk, Peter Hubbard said he hopes the small risk he is taking could help create a vaccine to prevent further outbreaks of the disease, which has claimed thousands of lives in west Africa. It might not help out with the current outbreak but it could prevent a future one, so that's a real plus in my book. Mr Hubbard, 35, is one of 20 people taking part in clinical trials for a vaccine at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. A man has revealed he has been injected with the Ebola virus on purpose in a bid to fight the deadly disease.

Actress Regina Askia Joins The Fight Against Ebola in The United States

  

     The former beauty queen who now works as a nurse in New York took to her Facebook page to announce the brave news.

WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola Free

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria Ebola free, after a 42 day period with no new cases.

On Friday, the UN health agency declared Senegal free of Ebola after it passed the 42 day landmark.

In all, eight people died out of 20 confirmed cases in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, and the oil hub of Port Harcourt, while nearly 900 people were monitored for signs of the disease.