Liberia won’t extend Ebola state of emergency, says president

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf speaks to villagers about Ebola virus precautions outside GantaMONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on Thursday she would not seek an extension to a state of emergency imposed in August over Ebola, which has hit the country harder than any other this year. Her announcement is a sign of progress in the fight against the disease, which has killed more than 2,800 people in Liberia since breaking out in West Africa in March. The decision effectively ends the state of emergency that officially expired earlier this month, though Sirleaf said a night curfew remains in force. …

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Cepheid receives grant to develop Ebola diagnostic test

(Reuters) – Molecular diagnostics company Cepheid said it received a grant of up to $3.3 million, co-financed by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to develop a diagnostic test for the deadly Ebola virus. The Xpert Ebola test, which is expected to use saliva or a drop of blood to identify the virus, is likely to be offered on an emergency use only basis, Cepheid said on Thursday. Cepheid and the Gates Foundation are also evaluating deploying the company’s RemoteXpert cloud-based monitoring software to help track the spread of the disease. …
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