Ebola
Kissing corpses is helping spread Ebola, expert says
By Trevor Grundy — September 26, 2014
LONDON (RNS) "There are very strong traditional beliefs and traditional funeral rites which require that the whole family touch the dead body, and they have a meal in the presence of the dead body," renowned scientist Peter Piot said.
How superstition may thwart Ebola’s eradication in Guinea
By Fredrick Nzwili — September 22, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) In remote villages of Guinea, Ebola eradication efforts are viewed suspiciously as Western propaganda and distribution of chlorine-based products are rejected as an attempt to destroy the villages.
Murdered Ebola health worker is a modern martyr
By Tobin Grant — September 20, 2014
His faith led him to help others fight Ebola, and he was murdered because of it.
U.S. Ebola survivor donates his blood to another stricken missionary
By Karen Weintraub — September 12, 2014
(RNS) Both men contracted Ebola while caring for patients in Monrovia, Liberia, while working for missionary groups.
Ebola strikes another American aid worker
By Liz Szabo — September 3, 2014
(RNS) The missionary group SIM USA said it isn't known how the doctor became infected. He had been treating pregnant women and those giving birth in Monrovia, Liberia's capital.
To battle Ebola, churches and mosques fight superstition, alter rituals
By Fredrick Nzwili — August 22, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Traditional healers or herbalists outnumber biomedical workers in rural areas of Africa. These healers use ritual and herbal remedies to treat Ebola in areas where suspicion of modern medicine persists.
How Kent Brantly survived Ebola: Intense medical care — and prayer
By Liz Szabo — August 21, 2014
(RNS) The hospital performed extensive blood and urine tests on both patients and consulted with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before deciding the two missionaries were ready to be released. Experts have said it's not possible to conclude that Zmapp cured their disease.
Is Ebola a curse from God? Some African Christian leaders think so
By Fredrick Nzwili — August 11, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) In Liberia, more than 100 Christian leaders meeting in early August declared that God was angry and Ebola a plague. They called for prayers to seek God’s forgiveness.
Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly releases statement: ‘I am writing this update from my isolation room’
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 8, 2014
(RNS) The missionary who is being treated for Ebola explains why he was in Liberia.
Ebola treatment prompts criticism from Ann Coulter, Donald Trump, Ben Carson
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 6, 2014
(RNS) "People that go to far away places to help are great -- but must suffer the consequences," Donald Trump said.
2nd American Ebola patient arrives in US
By Doug Stanglin — August 5, 2014
(RNS) A small plane carrying Nancy Writebol, the second American Ebola patient from Liberia, arrived in the United States on Tuesday (Aug. 5), making a brief refueling stop in Bangor, Maine, en route to Atlanta and Emory University Hospital.
At least one American missionary infected with Ebola heading back to US
By Doug Stanglin — August 1, 2014
(RNS) Samaritan's Purse said in a statement Thursday that it was working to evacuate all but the most essential personnel to their home country by this weekend, although the center will remain open.
Doctor from Samaritan’s Purse catches lethal Ebola virus
By Larry Copeland — July 28, 2014
(RNS) The Ebola epidemic in the West African nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea has caused more than 670 deaths and more than 1,000 infections, according to the World Health Organization.
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