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Why Nigeria is winning its fight against Ebola

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Everyone panicked when the first Ebola case in the country was reported in July, and people thought the disease would spread like wildfire. Ebola has killed over 1500 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone and it still looks to be spreading beyond control in those countries. But there have been only... Read More

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August 8, 2014

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This is the suit that keeps Ebola away – but how do health workers get it? (LOOK, READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju Sheik Umar Khan, a Sierra Leone doctor treating Ebola patients, was wearing a protective gear, yet somehow, he caught the virus and died from it. This instance frightens several health workers who are currently working with or might have to work with Ebola victims at some point. But apparently, if the right... Read More

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