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'God help me survive.' American doctor battling deadly Ebola virus is showing 'slight improvement' but remains 'terrified' of the disease progressing in this critical phase of his treatment

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30/07/14 22:37

American doctor and dad-of-two Kent Brantly was treating Ebola patients in Monrovia, Liberia when he recognized he had the symptoms of the deadly illness. In an email to a colleague, Dr Brantly has thanked everyone for their prayers and messages of encouragement. His doctors say the next few days are critical...read

Sierra Leone declares a public emergency over Ebola and orders troops to quarantine infected areas as doctors say the virus is 'absolutely out of control'
30/07/14 21:17
Doctors Without Borders said the incurable disease was spreading in some very important hotspots in West Africa, and warned new countries were at 'a real risk' of being affected.
American dies after getting trapped in Liberia amid Ebola outbreak: Young Maryland man fell into a coma and but was banned from leaving the country - despite NOT having incurable disease
30/07/14 17:19
Nathaniel Dennis, 24, from Maryland, died on Wednesday morning at Aspen Medical in Sinkor, Liberia. He had been in a coma after suffering seizures earlier this month while on vacation visiting family.
'Fast-track the Ebola drug': U.S. under pressure to give potentially life-saving medication the green light as experts warn of global pandemic
30/07/14 14:58
The petition started on the Change.org site, has already attracted hundreds of signatures, calling for the drug TKM-Ebola to be legalised after it proved highly effective in killing the virus in primates in clinical trials.
'It scares the Jesus outta me': Outrage as Nigerian 'Nollywood' star posts image of himself wearing Ebola mask in first class airport lounge as he flees Liberia
30/07/14 12:06
'Nollywood' star Jim Iyke posted a message on his Instagram page saying a business trip forced him to visit Monrovia in Liberia - where at least 600 people have already died from the disease.
'A new and emerging threat': Government convenes Cobra emergency committee to respond to Ebola outbreak
30/07/14 07:36
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said ministers will examine measures which need to be taken in the UK or at diplomatic posts abroad 'in order to manage the threat'.
Two American doctors battling the Ebola virus in Africa are entering a 'critical' phase of their treatment and could soon show signs of deadly internal bleeding
30/07/14 04:32
The two American doctors battling the Ebola virus are entering a ‘critical’ phase of their treatment, the head of the charity which sent them to Liberia has revealed.
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How deadly Ebola has spread across the globe: Health officials try to trace 30,000 linked to death of US victim - as Nigerian film star sparks outrage by fleeing Africa first-class in an Ebola mask
30/07/14 01:12
Fears of a global Ebola pandemic are 'justified' an expert has said after U.S. citizen Patrick Sawyer boarded a flight in Liberia carrying the disease to Nigeria, potentially infecting 'anyone on the same plane'.
In boiling hot suits with silent death lurking everywhere and the fear that a mistake could be fatal: Doctors give a gripping insight into their battle in the crucible of the biggest Ebola outbreak in history
29/07/14 23:09
A doctor who has fought the Ebola virus in Liberia where it infected two American doctors today gave a terrifying insight into how medics put their fears aside and their lives on the line to treat patients in the current outbreak taking a grip in Africa.
'African' stowaway's body found on US military plane raises fears over Ebola virus containment
29/07/14 18:37
The boy is thought to have climbed aboard in Mali, which borders Guinea where the first confirmed case during the current Ebola outbreak was recorded.
From the symptoms of a common cold to bleeding out the ears and eyes: What happens when you are infected with the Ebola virus?
29/07/14 16:21
You have a temperature and no appetite. Your head is aching and you're throat is sore. It may appear a common cold is lurking but unbeknownst to you, the vicious Ebola virus is attacking your immune system.
Sierra Leone's top Ebola doctor dies after contracting the virus while fighting the outbreak as Nigeria traces 30,000 patients who could have come into contact with U.S. victim Patrick Sawyer
29/07/14 13:57
Shiek Umar Khan, Sierra Leone's top Ebola doctor credited with treating more than 100 patients, has died after contracting the virus earlier this month while fighting the outbreak.
Ebola warning issued to GPs and A&E departments as experts say hospitals could be ‘ill-equipped’ if deadly disease spreads to UK
29/07/14 10:46
Public Health England issued an alert to GPs, A&E departments, Critical Care Units and all NHS trusts on Monday, warning doctors and medical staff 'of the need to remain vigilant for cases imported to the UK'.
The Australian doctor at the front line of the battle to contain the global Ebola virus outbreak
29/07/14 07:42
Dr Glenn Marsh, a CSIRO research scientist, is working out of a high containment laboratory in Geelong near Melbourne as part of a global effort to find a way to treat the fatal disease.
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Fury of murdered soldier Lee Rigby's father at 'disgusting' £200,000 legal aid bill for his killers' failed defence
29/07/14 05:46
Phil McClure, 53, said it's ‘disgusting’ that his son’s killers Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 23, were granted legal aid for their three-month trial at the Old Bailey last year.
Australian government warn against West Africa travel as fears grow that deadly Ebola virus 'could spread globally'
29/07/14 05:11
There are fears an outbreak could spread worldwide and scientists in Geelong, Victoria, are currently working with live samples of the disease to find a cure.
Ebola victim who sparked fears of a global outbreak was American: Father who died of incurable virus in Nigeria after taking international flight was going to visit his children in Minnesota
29/07/14 04:54
The specter of Ebola arriving on America's doorstep came one step closer with the news that the victim whose death sparked fears of a global outbreak was planning on coming home to Minnesota in August.
American Ebola victim is terrified, say his colleagues as they tell how he dedicated his life to Africa and refused to flee with his young family when virus began to spread
29/07/14 02:57
American doctor and dad-of-two Kent Brantly was treating Ebola patients in Monrovia, Liberia when he recognized he had the symptoms.
Is the world's deadliest disease on its way to Britain? Fears rise as the biggest ever outbreak of the Ebola virus rampages into one of Africa's most sophisticated cities
28/07/14 23:34
There is now widespread alarm among experts because the deadly disease has spread from remote jungle villages to claim its first victim in Lagos.
'God's going to deliver me from this but even if he doesn't... I have no regrets': What brave doctor, 33 - one of two Americans infected with Ebola in Liberia - told friend after being struck down in worst ever outbreak
28/07/14 14:14
Dr Kent Brantly, a 33-year-old father of two from Fort Worth, Texas, is one of two Americans battling the incurable disease in Liberia.
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Deadly Ebola virus 'could spread globally' after plane brings it to Nigeria
28/07/14 00:04
Health experts fear infected passengers could carry the virus without realising. Dr Kent Brantly (pictured) caught the disease while trying to fight it.
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Second American aid worker is infected with Ebola in Africa amid fears biggest ever outbreak of incurable virus will spread around the world
27/07/14 23:38
Nancy Writebol, a Charlotte, North Carolina native, was working in Liberia for a charity when she caught the terrifying disease.
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Texas doctor who moved to Africa to help ebola patients has contracted the disease which has now spread to Nigeria after an infected businessman boarded a plane
27/07/14 04:01
A Texas doctor who moved to Liberia with his wife and children to work for a medical charity been infected with the deadly virus ebola.
Has Ebola spread to Nigeria? Liberian man is being tested for the deadly virus in Lagos as it's revealed that head doctor leading the fight to control outbreak in Sierra Leone has become infected
23/07/14 18:44
This would be the first recorded case of one of the world's deadliest diseases in Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy and most populous nation with 170 million people.
$Cokie , aid worker for Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) \nPicture supplied by MSF$
Outbreak: Ebola is the world's deadliest plague - and it's so virulent, even Glasgow's Commonwealth Games are now on alert. So can the courage of this granny from West Yorkshire be our salvation?
12/07/14 23:26
Yorkshire grandmother Cokie van der Velde, 54, battles Ebola n Guinea and Liberia for charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
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US citizen in Guinea NOT infected with deadly Ebola virus after visiting two African nations where the disease is raging, tests reveal
08/07/14 09:59
Ghana's Ministry of Health said preliminary tests on the American, who has not been named, undertaken by the Noguchi Memorial Research Institute proved negative.
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American quarantined and tested for Ebola in Ghana after visiting two African nations
07/07/14 21:02
Test results are expected later on Monday. The Ministry of Health said in a statement a patient, who has not been named, was in quarantine at Nyaho clinic in Accra.
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Deadly Ebola outbreak that has already killed 400 people is turning into cross-border crisis in Africa
27/06/14 00:37
The World Health Organisation has recorded 635 infections, including 399 deaths, in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia since the outbreak started in February.
Spread of deadly Ebola virus in West Africa 'out of control' as 60 outbreak hotspots are revealed amid 'unprecedented' death toll
24/06/14 11:37
In a statement, medical charity Doctors Without Borders said the scale of the current epidemic in West Africa is unprecedented in terms of geography and deaths.
'Ebola virus is totally out of control': Medics warn they are losing battle to stop deadly outbreak which has already killed hundreds in West Africa
20/06/14 17:54
The current outbreak has caused more deaths than any other on record, said an official from the Doctors without Boarders charity.
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UK firm evacuates staff from Sierra Leone over Ebola threat which has already left five people dead
03/06/14 09:45
London Mining said it imposed travel restrictions in the region around its Marampa mine and was closely monitoring the situation with health chiefs and international agencies.
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Did MI5 help Lee Rigby killer escape Kenyan jail before he murdered soldier? MPs probe claims Adebolajo was sprung free after he was arrested for trying to join terror group
24/05/14 21:10
MPs are demanding to know whether MI5 helped Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolajo avoid jail in Kenya for terrorism offences, leaving him free to kill the soldier.
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Fury over Lee Rigby killer using taxpayers' money to fund his appeal against life sentence
12/04/14 23:31
MPs have called on the Government to prevent tax money being used for an appeal, following outrage at Michael Adebolajo's attempt to use the court appeal system for ‘jihadi grandstanding’
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'It is as if I have just been reborn': Woman struck down by Ebola virus which has killed more than 100 people this year in Guinea tells of 'miracle' recovery
12/04/14 07:59
The 27-year-old, giving her name as Fanta, recalled how she hovered for weeks between life and death battling the tropical bug, which has killed more than 100 people this year in the poverty-hit west African nation.
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Michael Adebolajo who was jailed for life for killing soldier Lee Rigby has launched an appeal against his prison term
08/04/14 17:40
Michael Adebolajo, 29, together with Michael Adebowale, 22, mowed down Fusilier Rigby in car, before hacking him to death in Woolwich, London.
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A terrifying fight against the deadliest virus on Earth: Medic reveals true horror of Ebola outbreak as incurable disease liquifies victims from the inside
02/04/14 05:11
Naoufel Dridi, who works with Médecins Sans Frontières described the suffering by patients and the difficulties facing aid workers such as those pictured.
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Outbreak of deadly flesh-eating Ebola virus has now spread to three countries and already killed 78
31/03/14 01:04
Liberia's health minister Walter Gwenigale confirms two cases of deadly Ebola virus as Africa braces for Epidemic.
Outrage as brother of one of Lee Rigby's killers condemns judge for handing down full-life sentence after 'trial by public'
26/03/14 11:07
Jeremiah Adebolajo believes Michael Adebolajo should not be forced to die behind bars and claims the judge in his Old Bailey trial caved in to 'pressure'.
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Canadian man who just returned from Liberia rushed into quarantine with symptoms of the deadly, extremely contagious Ebola virus
25/03/14 05:08
The unidentified man had just returned from Liberia in Africa's western region, which currently is suffering a deadly outbreak of an unidentified haemorrhagic fever, a category of fever that includes the deadly Ebola virus.
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New outbreak of deadly flesh-eating Ebola virus has already killed at least 59 people in Guinea, according to Unicef
23/03/14 15:18
With no known cure or vaccine for the disease which causes internal and external bleeding, health ministers have warned people to stay inside while they try to stop it spreading.
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The final insult: Court terror for Lee Rigby's family as his Muslim killers are dragged from dock shouting 'Allahu akbar' while fighting prison guards - before judge tells them life will NOT mean life
26/02/14 14:06
Fusilier Rigby, 25, was 'mutilated, almost decapitated and murdered' by Michael Adebowale, 22, and Michael Adebolajo, 29, in Woolwich, south-east London.
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Lee Rigby killer Michael Adebolajo launches appeal against guilty verdict following frenzied attack on soldier... and it could cost tens of thousands in legal aid
30/01/14 13:45
Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 22, executed the Fusilier in Woolwich last year but maintained they were 'soldiers of Allah' and 'at war', so should not have be convicted.
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'Lee Rigby's killer raped me when I was 14': Young mother tells of sex-attack ordeal at the hands of teenaged Michael Adebolajo
22/12/13 02:39
The victim, who is now in her 20s and living in London, said she passed out after Adebolajo, pictured as a teenager, drugged her with powerful cannabis.
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'If my son did what Michael Adebolajo did, I would be happy': Hate preacher Omar Bakri Muhammad says he is proud of Lee Rigby killer
20/12/13 02:25
Omar Bakri Muhammad said if his son, who was sitting on his father's knee during the interview, grew up and did what Adebolajo did he would be 'happy'. Adebolajo attended and spoke at the radical group Al-Muhajiroun's demonstrations after joining the group in 2003.
MI5 tried to recruit Rigby's killer: Agents were courting Islamic fanatic just weeks before Woolwich horror
19/12/13 23:43
Michael Adebolajo, 29, had been on their radar for ten years and in 2010 was even arrested with fellow Al Qaeda followers in Kenya.
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Fury at BBC over claims Woolwich suspect was assaulted: Prison officers condemn news report of incident as a 'circus'
21/07/13 22:26
Michael Abebolajo (pictured) was involved in a violent incident in Belmarsh high security jail last week in which he lost two teeth.
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Prison bosses accused of 'political correctness' for suspending five warders over 'attack' on Lee Rigby murder suspect Michael Adebolajo
20/07/13 23:11
Five guards have been suspended over a scuffle in which Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo (left) lost two teeth as he was restrained at Belmarsh prison.
Five prison officers suspended after Lee Rigby murder suspect Michael Adebolajo loses two teeth 'in melee' at Belmarsh high-security wing
20/07/13 00:07
The men are suspended from their duties while the incident is being investigated. Officers were called to help after Adebolajo began acting violently and he was injured during the subsequent melee.
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Lee Rigby murder suspect Michael Adebolajo loses two teeth 'in fight with prison staff following melee' in Belmarsh high-security wing
18/07/13 17:18
Reports say that he has had two teeth knocked out in the fight at Belmarsh Prison. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed an investigation is underway.
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'I'm a soldier, I'm a British citizen': Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo interrupts court hearing with outburst
05/06/13 18:56
Michael Adebolajo, 28, of Romford, Essex, interrupted proceedings at the Old Bailey on several occasions during a bail hearing, telling judge Mr Justice Sweeney: 'It's not about you.'
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Posing like Usain Bolt and blowing kisses to his brother, Woolwich suspect now known as 'Abu Hamza'
03/06/13 10:02
Dressed in all white with his left arm bandaged, the 28 year old, who is accused of murdering Lee Rigby, 25, stood in the dock flanked by two police officers and a prison guard.
Woolwich murder, the MI6 connection: Younger brother of Michael Adebolajo 'was paid thousands to spy in Middle East'
01/06/13 21:02
Security services asked Jeremiah Adebolajo, 26, who works as an English teacher at a university in Saudi Arabia, to help 'turn' his brother Michael because of his links to extremist groups.
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Woolwich suspect Michael Adebolajo is charged with murder of Drummer Lee Rigby and attempted murder of two police officers
01/06/13 18:18
Michael Adebolajo, 28, has been charged with the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby who was brutally murdered in front of horrified onlookers in Woolwich last month.
Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo is discharged from hospital and taken to police station for questioning
31/05/13 17:24
Murder suspect Michael Adebolajo has been receiving treatment in hospital after he was shot by armed police officers following the horrific murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
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'These filthy unbelievers are pigs': Woolwich terror suspect's rant at rally to incite youngsters
29/05/13 23:06
Woolwich terror suspect Michael Adebolajo was filmed encouraging 1,500 followers to turn against Britain in a hate-filled rant on the anniversary of 9/11.
SAS seized terror suspect three years ago: Michael Adebolajo deemed so significant, Special Forces were sent to grab him in Kenya in 2010
29/05/13 22:45
The extraordinary revelation will raise disturbing new questions as to why he was free to roam the streets of London for the next two and a half years.
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'This has brought our family profound shame and distress': Relatives of soldier murder suspect break their silence at 'senseless killing' of Drummer Lee Rigby
28/05/13 16:54
In an extraordinary statement, they said they shared the horror of the nation at the ‘senseless killing’ and ‘fully expect’ that the killers will be brought to justice.
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We warned you about him... you ignored us: Kenya says Britain was told of 'dangerous radical' in 2010
26/05/13 22:08
Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo (circled) was arrested in Kenya in 2010 on suspicion of leading a jihadist plot to cross the border into Somalia and join the Al Shabaab terrorist group.
Pictured in the crowd which called for the beheading of British soldiers: Newly unearthed photo of terror suspect Adebolajo with banned extremist group
26/05/13 13:12
This new picture shows the radical, now 28, at a Muslims Against Crusaders rally, six years before he and Michael Adebowale, 22, allegedly hacked Drummer Lee Rigby to death.
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Revealed: Woolwich suspect was held on terror charges in Kenya... and DEPORTED here
25/05/13 21:15
Michael Adebolajo was arrested with five others in November 2010. All were said to have been heading for neighbouring Somalia, where they had been recruited by Al-Shabaab.
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Portrait of terror suspect on anniversary of 9/11: Woolwich 'soldier-killer' pictured on march 'defending' mosque
25/05/13 21:08
Standing at the centre of a crowd, wearing a skull-cap and holding a mobile phone, this is Michael Adebolajo on the anniversary of 9/11 in 2009.
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The smile of a fanatic's sister: Sibling of Muslim convert accused of hacking soldier to death grins as she is led away from her home
24/05/13 11:23
Blessing Adebolajo, 32, was led from her property yesterday morning just hours after her brother Michael, 28, was filmed ranting with blood on his hands yards from the body of the murdered soldier in Woolwich.
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Classmates who couldn't have been more different: Schoolboy who became Islamic fanatic was best friend of war hero killed in Iraq
24/05/13 08:37
Suspected Woolwich 'killer' Michael Adebolajo (right) was close friends with Lance Corporal Kirk Redpath (left), who died in Iraq in 2007. The pair both attended Marshalls Park School in Romford, Essex.
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'He was friendly and polite': Hairdresser ex-girlfriend of terror suspect says Adebolajo was a 'normal, regular boy'
24/05/13 01:39
Justine Rigden, a hairdresser who works in a salon in Hornchurch, east London, is believed to have dated Michael Adebolajo when they were teenagers.
Making of a middle-class fanatic: Descent into evil of teenager from devout Christian family who became drug user radicalised by hate preacher
23/05/13 22:03
When his old school friends saw him on the television drenched in blood, waving a cleaver and declaring jihad, they nearly fell off their chairs. There was no mistaking Michael Adebolajo.
Assassin-to-be at the side a ranting cleric: Choudary claims picture shows arrested Islamic fanatic, 28, at 2007 demo
23/05/13 12:12
Dramatic BBC footage has emerged of Adebolajo standing side by side with Choudary as the Al-Muhajiroun leader ranted on a megaphone during a 2007 demonstration in Central London.
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MI5 admit they KNEW about fanatics who 'slaughtered soldier': Police raid house in Lincolnshire village as friends say British-born suspect became 'obsessed with radical Islam as schoolboy'
23/05/13 08:40
Sources today named one of the suspects in the death of Drummer Lee Rigby as Michael Adebolajo (pictured) who is a British citizen who converted to a radical form of Islam.
Could Ebola now be airborne? New research shows lethal virus can be spread from pigs to monkeys without contact
16/11/12 13:27
It was previously thought the untreatable virus, which causes massive internal bleeding and multiple organ failure, could only be transmitted through contact with infected blood.
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Thief who broke into isolation ward to steal mobile from dying ebola patient is diagnosed with deadly virus
27/08/12 18:04
The man travelled just over a mile on from his home in Kibaale District, Uganda, before entering the isolation unit at Kagadi Hospital to snatch the mobile phone, where he contracted the highly contagious virus.
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Don't shake hands and avoid sex: Ugandan president's stark warning after Ebola kills 14
30/07/12 20:13
Yoweri Museveni (pictured) issued the advice as scared patients and health workers fled a district hospital in rural western Uganda where several Ebola sufferers are being cared for.
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Deadly Ebola virus behind 'strange disease' that killed 14 and led Ugandans to flee their homes in fear
29/07/12 19:29
Officials and a World Health Organisation (WHO) representative announced in Kampala yesterday that there is 'an outbreak of Ebola' in the country.
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Adebola leaves Hull to join Notts County on loan until summer
20/03/12 23:06
Hull City striker Dele Adebola has joined Notts County on a loan deal until the end of the season. The 36-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season.
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Bradford withdraw calendar after former player appears on front cover... in a Hull kit!
15/11/11 14:25
Bradford City have withdrawn a Christmas calendar after a printing gaffe put a former player on the front cover... in a rival team's kit!
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First Ebola-like virus native to Europe is discovered in Spanish bats
22/10/11 01:03
Scientists found the Lloviu virus - a filovirus normally found in East Africa and the Philippines - in groups of bats living in caves in Asturias and Cantabria, in northern Spain.
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Greek debt crisis 'could spread like ebola'
The debt crisis is sweeping across Europe like an ebola virus, a leading official warned as another EU government suffered a credit rating downgrade
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