Ebola

Pandemic Prevention Strategies

The next pandemic is already happening, but targeted disease surveillance can help prevent it

FDA warns Purell maker to stop claiming hand sanitizer kills Ebola, MRSA and other illnesses

FDA warns Purell about unsubstantiated claims

Ervebo, the first Ebola virus vaccine, gains FDA approval

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Explosion sparks fire at Russian lab that houses deadly diseases including smallpox and Ebola

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Ebola soon to be deemed an international emergency, WHO says

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Shocking number of Congolese don't believe Ebola outbreak is real – survey

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Tests confirm Philly patient does not have deadly Ebola virus

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3 major health challenges expected to cause global impact in 2019

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Denver patient tests negative for deadly Ebola virus

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Thomas Jefferson University gets $30M contract to develop Ebola vaccine

Philadelphia health department stops daily monitoring for Ebola

Nurse to sue Christie administration over N.J. Ebola quarantine

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Camden County hospital resumes normal operations after testing woman for malaria

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Merck: Experimental Ebola vaccine has '100 percent efficacy'

Inhalable, needle-free Ebola vaccine to be tested on humans

N.J. man checked for Ebola-like symptoms tests positive for malaria

Man dies in New Jersey from fever after traveling to Liberia

Ebola found hiding in doctor's eye

U.S. CDC cautions against unprotected sex with Ebola survivors

Obama to meet West African presidents to discuss Ebola

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Two more U.S. healthcare workers repatriated for Ebola monitoring

U.S. Ebola patient now in critical condition: NIH

Four Americans arrive in Nebraska to be monitored for Ebola virus

Ebola survivor Nina Pham plans lawsuit against Texas hospital

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Sierra Leone vice president places himself in Ebola quarantine

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WHO approves breakthrough 15-minute Ebola test

Ebola bodies infectious a week after death: Study

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Liberia reopens dozens of schools as Ebola wanes

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Obama to bring back most U.S. troops fighting Ebola in Africa

Ebola cases waning

Ebola scare: Health care worker escorted from plane in Newark, N.J.

Ebola clinic for pregnant women opens

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Choosing safe toys: Tips for parents and caregivers

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Abington teen starts 'little library' to help children of people experiencing homelessness and...

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Fewer teens are using alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana than before the pandemic

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The role of friends and peers in preventing impaired driving

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Increasing steps per day, even by a modest amount, could reduce risk of developing depression

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