Sperm can carry Ebola for 82 days - WHO

The World Health Organisation, WHO, disclosed on Friday that sperm can carry the dreaded Ebola virus for at least 82 days, urging men recovering from the disease to use condoms for three months after the onset of symptoms.

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Number of Ebola infections in west Africa passes 16,000

A child suffering from the Ebola virus receives treatment in Makeni, Sierra Leone.
Photograph: Tanya Bindra/AP
Death toll from virus outbreak nears 7,000 as World Health Organisation warns figures may be significant underestimation

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RED ALERT: Nigeria still at risk of Ebola outbreak as road travellers dodge screening

A month after Nigeria was certified Ebola-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the possibility of re-infection through the land border with Republic of Benin remains high, an investigation by TheCable has revealed.  

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Liberian couples marry, a sign of less Ebola fear

Robert Kollie and his fiancee postponed their October wedding as Ebola ravaged Liberia's capital. The government had warned people to avoid large gatherings. Weddings are full of kissing and hugging and just one unknowingly sick person could infect dozens.

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Discriminatory Actions Against Nigerians Over Ebola Must Stop – President Jonathan

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said Monday in Abuja that he expects and hopes that Nigerians will no longer suffer discriminatory checks and stigmatization abroad now that the World Health Organisation has certified that the country is Ebola-free.

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