The White House's $6.2 billion emergency Ebola funding request got its first hearing in Congress today.
MSF says the outbreak is not over and calls for rapid response teams for hot spots.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today reported a new MERS-CoV case and the death of a previously reported patient. The new case brings the country's count of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) cases to 800.
The last region in Sierra Leone to be hit by Ebola has had 50 deaths, as UN head warns against complacency.
The WHO released new burial protocols and repeated its stance against travel bans.
The three hardest-hit nations and Ebola vaccine developers will receive financial lifts.
Supportive treatment, especially rehydration, can make a difference, according to 2 reports.
US scientists don't lack motivation to track changes that might be occurring in the Ebola virus and to develop new drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics, but obtaining a steady supply of fresh samples of the virus for study and testing is proving problematic, Reuters reported today.
The administration today asked Congress for $6.18 billion in emergency funds.
Also, African officials are working to speed approval of clinical trials and licensing.
