First Ebola case linked to bat play

The Ebola victim who triggered the current outbreak, a two-year-old boy from a small village in Guinea, may have been infected by playing in a hollow tree housing a colony of bats, say scientists.

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Bat-eating ban to curb Ebola virus

Guinea bans the sale and consumption of bats to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus as the number of victims rises to 62.

 

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Saudis play down Hajj Ebola concerns

Two million Muslims begin the annual, five-day Hajj pilgrimage, with Saudi Arabia playing down concern of Ebola infection.

 

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First Ebola case diagnosed in the US

A man who travelled from Liberia nearly two weeks ago is the first confirmed case of the deadly Ebola virus diagnosed on American soil.

 

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First Ebola case in Mali confirmed

Mali says a two-year-old girl - believed to have recently visited Guinea - becomes the country's first person to be infected by the deadly virus.

 

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Senegal confirms first Ebola case

Senegal's health ministry confirms a first case of Ebola, making it the fifth west African country now affected by the outbreak.

 

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Ebola back in Liberia with new case

The body of a dead Liberian man tests positive for Ebola - the country's first reported case since it was declared free of the disease.

 

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Nigeria records second Ebola case

Nigeria records its second confirmed Ebola case as new UN figures show that 887 people have died of the virus in West Africa since February.

 

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VIDEO: Mali confirms first case of Ebola

The Mali government has confirmed that a two-year-old girl has tested positive to having the first case of Ebola in the country.

 

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Suspected Ebola case hits Ghana

Ghana is treating a suspected case of the Ebola virus that has already killed more than 460 people in three West African states, officials say.

 

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