(JollofNews) – The Gambia Government is considering suspending regional flights from Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia in response
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Senegal President: Ebola Outbreak Is ‘A Threat Against Humanity’
(JollofNews) – The president of Senegal is warning that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a “threat against humanity.”
Ebola Test Carried Out After Air Passenger Death In UK
(BBC) – A test for Ebola has been carried out on a female passenger who died after arriving in the UK from The Gambia. The Department for Health said the test on the elderly woman, who landed at Gatwick Airport, came back negative on Sunday afternoon.
Taxis, Planes And Viruses: How Deadly Ebola Can Spread
(JollofNews) – For scientists tracking the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa, it is not about complex virology and genotyping, but about how contagious microbes – like humans – use planes, bikes and taxis to spread.
New Fears About Ebola Spread After Plane Scare
(JollofNews) – No one knows for sure just how many people Patrick Sawyer came into contact with the day he boarded a flight in Liberia, had a stopover in Ghana, changed planes in Togo, and then arrived in Nigeria, where authorities say he died days later from Ebola, one of[Read More…]