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EBOLA

WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 23, 2015
Paris hospital reports theft of medical protective clothing amid bio-terror fears
French police are investigating the recent theft of medical protective clothing from a hospital in Paris, the Paris public hospital administrator AP-HP has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2015
British Ebola nurse recovers again and leaves specialist hospital unit
A Scottish nurse who contracted and recovered from Ebola, but then suffered life-threatening complications from the virus persisting in her brain, has recovered enough to be transferred to a hospital near her home, doctors said on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 29, 2015
MERS, Ebola, bird flu: Science's big missed opportunities
Anyone who goes down with flu in Europe this winter could be asked to enroll in a randomized clinical trial in which they will either be given a drug, which may or may not work, or standard advice to take bed rest and paracetamol.
EDITORIALS
Sep 5, 2015
The need for a high-level bio-lab
It's a positive move that Japan is authorizing its first facility to handle the deadliest pathogens, but the needs and concerns of the surrounding community must always be kept uppermost in mind.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2015
Abe pledges to support Liberia's recovery from Ebola epidemic during meeting with president
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to support Ebola-hit Liberia as it recovers from the deadly epidemic during a summit with the country's visiting President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2015
Japan's disaster response teams to include specialists in infectious diseases
Japan will recruit experts in infectious diseases to join the relief squads it sends overseas in response to major disasters, government sources said Sunday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2015
Narita arrival from Guinea tests negative for Ebola
A man in his 30s who was hospitalized with a fever after returning to Japan from Guinea has tested negative for Ebola, the health ministry said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 16, 2015
Japanese doctor-turned-diplomat describes work fighting Ebola in Ghana
When the government dispatched Shiro Konuma to Ghana in December as the first official from the Foreign Ministry to join the U.N. health mission tackling the Ebola outbreak, he was somewhat surprised.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2015
Yokohama charity worker urges child protection in Ebola-hit Liberia
A Yokohama charity worker who has spent time in Ebola-hit West Africa has urged more global support to protect orphaned children at risk of abuse.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 1, 2015
Man tested for Ebola after returning to Japan from West Africa; malaria suspected
A Japanese man in his 40s was preliminarily diagnosed with malaria on Tuesday but is undergoing additional tests for Ebola after complaining of a high fever following his return to Shizuoka from Guinea, health ministry and local government officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015
Fire department plans special ambulances to handle highly infectious disease cases
Amid increasing threats of infectious viruses such as Ebola and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, the Tokyo Fire Department is planning to introduce specially designed ambulances to deliver patients with such diseases, NHK reported Friday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 18, 2015
Fukuoka man who fell ill after visiting Guinea tests negative for Ebola
A man from Fukuoka Prefecture who was suspected of contracting the Ebola virus while in West Africa has been cleared, the health ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2015
Heads of Ebola-hit nations meet Obama
President Barack Obama met with the presidents of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia at the White House on Wednesday to pledge more U.S. support for the nations hardest-hit by the Ebola virus.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2015
As cases ease, Sierra Leone ready to lay off Ebola workers
Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma said on Wednesday authorities would soon start laying off staff recruited to fight Ebola as the numbers of cases decline, but these workers would be employed elsewhere, where possible.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2015
Experimental Ebola vaccine effective in monkeys: U.S.-Japan study
A Japanese professor and members of the U.S. National Institutes of Health have developed a potential vaccine for Ebola, the team reported Thursday in the online version of the U.S. journal Science. The substance has been found in tests to protect monkeys from infection.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2015
New Ebola infections continue to drop but Guinea still a concern
The three nations hardest hit by West Africa's Ebola epidemic recorded the lowest weekly total of new cases so far this year in the week leading up to March 22, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 18, 2015
Guinea Ebola cases rise; three doctors infected
Guinea has suffered a setback in its fight against Ebola with a rash of new cases, including three doctors infected by the virus, with officials blaming weak surveillance and a failure to follow safety procedures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2015
Chiba native helping to fight Ebola epidemic in West Africa
A Japanese UNICEF official says that communication, as well as medical treatment, is key in the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Africa and other epidemics.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2015
Tokyo resident back from Liberia tests negative for Ebola
A male resident of Tokyo in his 40s who spent much of the past year in Liberia has tested negative for Ebola after being hospitalized in the capital, the health ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 13, 2015
Measles cases seen almost doubling in Ebola epidemic countries
Measles cases could almost double in countries hardest hit by the West African Ebola outbreak as overwhelmed health systems are unable to maintain child immunizations, scientists said on Thursday.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
First 'extreme' solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
A meteor is seen in an aurora borealis above Lausanne and the Jura from the Tour de Gourze in Riex, Switzerland, on Saturday.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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