Tag: Ebola
US Hospital Reports 19 of 25 Coronavirus Patients Improved as Debate over Convalescent Plasma...
Since late March, when the first patients were infused with convalescent plasma, Houston Methodist has treated 74 critically ill COVID-19 patients, 50 of whom have been discharged from the hospital and are recovering.
Japanese Company Developing COVID-19 Treatment Using Recovered Patients’ Plasma
TAK-888 is a drug harvested from the blood plasma of recovered COVID-19 patients, to collect the antibodies.
YU Classes Suspended Until After Purim as Student Tests Positive for Coronavirus
"We are taking the precautionary measures of canceling all classes on the Washington Heights and Midtown Campuses until after Purim."
Israeli Researchers Develop ‘Decoy Molecule’ to Neutralize Viruses Passing From Animals to Humans
The researchers found the molecule to be highly effective at sticking strongly to the viruses before these viruses could bind to the human receptors. It also activated the body’s immune response
Israel Sends Medical Shipments to Fight Ebola
“Operation ‘Hospitals of Hope’ is an integral part of the vision of MASHAV and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel of helping nations in need, including nations without diplomatic relations with Israel.
Israeli Ingenuity Helps Stop Spread of Ebola
Israeli ingenuity is helping stop the spread of the Ebola virus with a new sterile isolation tent and stretcher.
Boy Isolated in NY Hospital for Possible Ebola
The new case of a 5-year-old makes it more difficult to fight NY and NJ quarantine policies.
Nina Pham Released from Hospital, Ebola Free
The first of 2 nurses to contract Ebola in Texas has been cured. NY and NJ have begun quarantining health-care workers returning from West Africa.
New York Doctor Infected with Ebola [video]
Officials preach calm but are frantically trying tracing every step the doctor took in the city.
New York City Hospital Testing Patient for Ebola Virus
A healthcare worker has returned to the US from West Africa suffering with symptoms resulting in testing for the Ebola virus at NYC's Bellevue Hospital.
Suspected Ebola Patient Quarantined in Lebanon
A man suspected of being ill with the deadly Ebola virus has been placed in quarantine at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Lebanon.
Suspected Ebola Patient Quarantined in Lebanon
In Lebanon, a man in his 20s suspected of being ill with the Ebola virus has been placed in quarantine at a Beirut hospital.
US Restricts Air Travel from Africa to Contain Ebola
Visitors from Ebola-stricken West African nations will be required to enter the U.S. from one of only five airports.
Israel’s Government Recruits Citizens to ‘Fight Ebola’
Israel’s government is recruiting citizens to help combat the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.
Klain Appointed U.S. Ebola Response Coordinator
Former White House official Ron Klain has been tapped to coordinate the government’s response to the Ebola outbreak.
Carnival Cruise Passenger In On-Board Ebola Quarantine
Mexico refuses to let a Carnival Cruise ship with 4000 passengers dock after a Texas lab technician entered a voluntary quarantine on-board ship after handling Ebola infected fluids.
Dead Passenger From Nigeria to JFK Did Not Have Ebola
After a fit of vomiting, a 63 year old man died on a flight from Nigeria to JFK on Thursday.
US Says No Need to Equate Gaza War’s Travel Ban with Ebola Danger
State Dept. insists the danger of traveling to Israel in the war was greater than that posed by potential Ebola carriers.
Ben Gurion Airport to Hold Exercise of Simulated Ebola Passenger
Ben Gurion Airport will carry out an exercise Friday morning simulating the arrival of an Ebola-infected passenger.
The exercise will include initial questioning as well...
Panic Sparks Big Move in Israeli Firm with Experimental Drug to Treat Ebola
The share price of Protalix jumped nearly 50 percent this week.
Second Texas Health Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
Second health care worker in Texas tests positive for Ebola.
Ebola and “Palestine” Recognition, Today’s Two Most Dangerous International Epidemics
I'm more worried about the dangers of the Palestine virus than the Ebola one.
Israel Gears Up for Deadly Ebola Virus as 2nd Case Confirmed in U.S.
Israel is gearing up to deal with the threat of the deadly Ebola virus as a second case is confirmed in the United States.
ISIS Might Use Ebola as Doomsday Suicide Weapon, Warns Former US Expert
The good news is that an ISIS terrorist infected with Ebola also could wipe out the ISIS.
Ebola Victim Dies in Texas; Israel Gears Up to Meet Threat
Israel prepares for the possibility of Ebola as the first US death from the virus make headlines in Texas.
Ebola’s First American-Based Victim in Critical Condition, Plus Ebola Scare at Newark
Officials plead with Americans not to panic.
Israel Joins International Efforts to Help Prevent Spread of Ebola
Israel is sharing its knowledge in the fields of public health in coordination with the World Health Organization’s efforts to stop the Ebola Virus Disease