take ebola - it caught america offguard. in some places we overreacted and in other places we doesn't do enough. >> there's a lot of scare around ebola, because we don't know much about it, compared to measles. which is also a hot topic. >> when we think of diseases we tend to think of containment. how do we contain them. i had an opportunity to meet a small group of scientists who are seeking out the pathogens in order to understand it. it might surprise people that metropolis. that's good reason for that. let's have a look. >> reporter: we are all vulnerable to the tiny viruses. >> microscopic agents causing big diseases. >> reporter: these infectious agents know now boundaries and in today's hyper connective world, they can move fast. like others, like small pox are eradicated. others spring back to life when we are not vigilantful. safety. >> more than 400 in mexico have contracted measles. >> reporter: then there are the new kids, s.a.r.s., avian bird flu and ebola. >> emerging viruses cause two-thirds of recognised dis

does this mean that we should be afraid of contracting ebola from people thought to be declared ebola fry? >> well, for the most part, someone that is a survivor, and survivors have a lot of things to deal with, including post ebola symptoms and so forth that can be harsh on their lives. generally speaking, the virus is not anywhere that is easily transmittable to other people. most are clear entirely. there are some you neat sites in the body that are immunologically privileged sites and they are places where the ebola can stay, like your gown adds, line -- gonads, joints, the brain, spinal court and if it's in the gonad, is it can go into the semen, and the second study demonstrated virus in some people, 25% of the people that they had studied 9 or 7 months later. they had evidence of ebola virus in the semen. >> help me to understand. do we have a clear idea of staying in the body. and how it may be transmitting the violence of other people. what we know is now, for sure, it can last in the semen for a minimum nine months. >> minimum, but it could be longer. >> yes, it might be. th

tarterry and what does the relapse mean for her as well as other ebola survivors? >> so it's not a relapse the way you would normally think of that. what has been happening it turns out she had the same virus all this time. it's just between her first illness which lasted about a month and her most resent illness was a period of about eight months where she was essentially symptom free yet still had a little virus inside her. this is very unusual, it never happened before in humans and she actually had the virus three times as long as the next person we know of but it is the same thing that happens in the natural host of ebola which is a bat and seem to carry it for their entire lives so the virus is set up to do this but it has not happened in humans before and i guess that maybe is the surprise here. >> is it too premature to treat it as an exceptional circumstance as other doctors are saying? >> it is for now. but it definitely bears watching because if it's happening to her there are maybe 20,000 other people over in west africa right now who could be in the sa

ebola drove us to zero. but we are starting to rebuild and we're trying to diversify the economy looking for those non-traditional areas of production that can make up for the gaps we are now facing because of our traditional areas. >> is there a lingering psychological trauma among liberians because of ebola? >> there is. for one thing we have many people that have been cured of the disease, we don't know enough about this disease to know whether the disease lingers in them. we have a lot of orphans. these orphans are being helped by people with our support. people still don't know could they be a conveyor, two months, three months. there is some trauma. but life is back to normal. >> still ahead, the president was one of three women's rights activists to win the 2011 nobel peace prize - she talks about what the award means to her. stay with us. >> i'm stephanie sy. our guest this week on "talk to al jazeera", the president of liberia ellen johnson sirleaf. >> how much did it mean to you to win the noble pe

so does this mean that we should be afraid of contracting ebola from people thought to be declared ebola free? >> for the most part, someone who's a survivor -- survivors have a lot of things that they have to deal with including a lot of post ebola symptoms that can be very harsh on their lives. but generally speaking, the virus is not anywhere that is easily transmittable to most people. most people clear it entirely as far as we can tell although there are some unique sites in the body that are privileged sites and they're places where it can stay. like your gonads, joints, brain, spinal cord. now that second study that you mentioned earlier has demonstrated virus in some people, in fact, 25% of the people that they had studied nine months, nine to seven months later still had evidence of ebola virus in their seamen. >> do we have a clear idea exactly of how long the virus can stay in a body and how long that person may be capable of transmitting the virus to other people? >> no, we don't. what we know is now that for sure it can last in the seamen for a minimum of nine months. >> min

all together, 28,000 people contracted ebola during the outbreak that started in 2014. more than 11,000 died. mostly in liberia, guinea, and sierra leone, but at least 16,000 others survived, and now scientists say there is a risk that survivors can pass on the virus long after their initial ebola diagnosis. >> reporter: hundreds of ebola survivors may be at risk of carrying the virus for much longer than previously thought. the disease can exist in the seamen of males. u.s. and liberian researchers found that a liberian woman was likely to have been infected by a survivor about six months after he was infected. another study found traces of the ebola in seamen samples from a group of 93 survivors. >> this does not happen extremely frequently. however, we do want to really make sure that this is something that is -- is really addressed as much as we possibly can, because any new case of ebola could spark another epidemic. >> the study is on going. researchers cannot say how long signs of ebola may exist, or if traces of the virus discovered in bodily fluids are live or

more than 7,000 have died as a result of ebola at that time. more than 16,000 survivors are out there, and scientists worry they are still contagious. we have more. >> reporter: hundreds of ebola survivors may be at risk for carrying the virus much longer than previously thought. two new studies suggest it exists in the semen of male survivors for at least nine months after the initial infection. further outbreaks of ebola by sexual transmission cannot be ruled out. they found that a liberian woman was likely to be infected by an ebola survivor six months after he was affected. a study found traces of ebola virus in semen samples from a group of 93 vur vooifrs. >> this doesn't happen flektly, considering how many ebola cases there have been overall in the epidemic. we want to headache sure it's addressed as much as it could, because any new case can spark another epidemic. >> the study is ongoing and more conclusive results are expected later. they can't say how long signs will exist or if the traces were live or infectious. they cannot answer

it's one of the world's most deadly diseases -- ebola. so, it's no surprise that to fight it, it takes a world of cooperation and a lot of resources. and that costs money. to raise funds and awareness of ebola, a concert was held at the united nations, and "teen kids news" was there. >> when you think of fighting ebola, you wouldn't think that one of the most powerful weapons would be a red carpet. but it is. >> we are here to support the families who are suffering from all the ramifications of ebola. >> it's about every human having the right to treatment, and i think that it's a global problem. it's not west africa's problem. >> the a-listers were all here to help raise money to fight ebola and to show their appreciation. >> god bless. god bless america to help us. thank you very, very much. >> one performer taking part in the night's concert is this teen rapper. >> i personally feel that being african-american, i have african roots, and, you know, i can't allow somebody else to just die off of a sickness that can be such easily avoided

. >>> two more people have fallen ill with the ebola virus in guinea. new research has found that ebola can remain in the body fluids of survivors for as long as nine months. >> reporter: hundreds of ebola survivors may be at risk of carrying the virus longer than previously thought. further or outbreaks of ebola by a sexual transmission cannot be ruled out. researchers found that a liberian woman was infected about six months after he was initially infected. the sierra leone government sound traces of ebola virus in samples from survivors. >> clearly this does not happen extremely frequently especially considering how many cases there have been overall. however, we do want to make sure that this is something that is -- is a really -- addressed as much as we possibly can, because any new case of ebola could spark another epidemic. >> reporter: the study is ongoing. researchers cannot say how long signs of ebola might exist, or if traces of the virus discovered in bodily fluids are infection. >> we're looking at sweat, oral fluids, vaginal fluid, breast

last month liberia was declared ebola free. and in guinea and sierra leone, there have been just a handful of cases each week for the last seven weeks. a massive reduction of the tail end of this epidemic. but as pauline cafferkey's relapse shows, the virus can still linger, a malignant presence in the bodies of survivors who thought they passed the worse. diana magnay, cnn, london. >> we'll continue to keep you updated on her condition. but she is in critical. >>> coming next here, cars half buried near los angeles. drivers stranded, waiting to be rescued. we'll tell you why the weather threat isn't over yet. >>> plus, how graffiti reading homeland is racist slipped into an episode of the series and what one artist behi isist is s it. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your abil

which the ebola has been contained and we have more. >> reporter: hundreds of ebola survivors may be at risk of carrying the virus for much longer than previously thought, two new studies says the disease can exist in the semen of survivors for at least nine months after the initial infections and further breakouts bisexual transmission cannot be ruled out and researchers found a woman was likely to be infected by a survivor six months after he was effected and a study by the world health organization and sierra leone said this was out of 33 survivors. >> this does not happen extremely frequently because of all the cases there have been in the epidemic but we do want to make sure that this is something that is really addressed as much as we possibly can because any new case of ebola could spark another epidemic. >> more conclusive results expected later and cannot say how long signs of ebola exists or if traces of what is in the body are infectious and cannot say if women survivors can also carry the virus. >> sweat and vaginal fluid and breast milk and would like to look at all thes

they say the stigma ebola survivors face can be traumatic. many are shunned by their own families. >> their situation is really, really dire. some have lost their source of livelihood, you know, some have a lot of psychosocial problems that needs proper attention. otherwise, it will just compound their problem. >> now, as for kemira, she hopes treatment will soon improve her eyesight, but the hardest part is not having her mother around anymore. the loss of a loved one is one of the challenges thousands of survivors of the virus in west africa have to deal with. nina devrees. sierra leone. >> three days of national mourning after a fire at a nightclub. the blaze was caused by fire worked being let off indoors during a rock concert. 184 people were injured in the disaster which is one of the capitol's worst in decades. the president has been visiting victims in hospitals across the city. aust they are i can't's chancellor says it's impossible and unfair for greece to tackle the refugee crisis alone. his country is struggling with influx. it's

the ebola epidemic killed more than 7,000 people. for people who lived through the outbreak, the fear that the virus may return still remains. al jazeera. >> now to kenya where workers who toil in back street factories fear they are going to lose out to government plans to modernize the economy, and they are worried about teaching boats flooding in from the economy. >> ruffle 5,000 men and women spend their days pounding in this black smith market in a suburb. it has created a one stop shop for affordable household and commercial appliances. >> joseph sells his metal boxes and wheel barrels. they sell at an average of $20 and $50. >> the government is helping us to acquire loans and machinery to be better for that of the market. >> kenya employs 7 million people. >> some here have been doing this for decades. the government wants to make them part of the plan to reform kenya to an industrialized country by 2030. these men say that they are now facing competition from cheap imports from other countries. >> some economists say it will

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researchers can't say how long cases of ebola exist. they also cannot answer if survivors can carry the virus. >> we are looking at ought l these different fluids to be able to understand if virus might be present in them after a person has recovered from ebola virus disease. >> there's been growing concern about relapse after a british nurse who survived the ebola virus in sierra leone fell critically ill again. >> i was definitely frightened. >> pauline's case has been treated as an exceptional case. the ebola emdemmic killed more e than 11,000 people. osama ben javid, al jazeera. >>> opposition leader arrived home from self imposed compile. flew from aruba to marakaipo yesterday. served as growth of zulia state after he was charged with corruption. he said the charges were politically motivated. he returned home hoping to run for election in december. >>> environmentalists are concerned about a new shipping canal in nicaragua. daniel schweimler has more in tonight's off the radar segment. >> there's growing concern in nicaragua over

microbiologist worked with engineers to create a device to diagnose ebola. >> there was a good survivor rate when people are identified early and treated early >>> in west africa, getting a diagnosis is not fast. samples need to be sent to a specialised lap, often hundreds of miles away. days. >> what we settled on is a technology where basically what we do is take a silicon chip, and we can put capture agents that will bind to the ebola virus. and if the virus is present, the antibodies will capture the virus, and we can shine l.e.d.

we're terrified by new threats like ebola. and that fear is a friend of the state, because when people get frightened they willingly give money and power to politicians and bureaucrats. protect me, make sure i'm safe. so big government grows. during world war ii americans feared immigrants from japan might be secret enemies so america locked many of them up. >> the 120,000 japanese and japanese-americans living on the west coast were rounded up and taken to internment camps where they would spend the duration of the war. john: most of the people locked up were american citizens and later the government apologized for the internments saying it was race prejudice and war hysteria. america paid $20,000 to each camp survivor. internment was hysteria, but did the media point that out? hardly. most acted like shills for big government. listen to this from movie tone. >> japanese evacuated from strategic west coast areas show little apparent regret. they seem relieved and some say it's like a holiday. john: like a holiday, right. at

we have more from the capital of free town. >> an ebola survivor. she contracted the disease while caring for her mother. her health is bad. getting through day-to-day activities is a challenge. >> high eyes are heavy. they feel like they want to come out. i can feel them throbbing. >> along with the pain she has blurred vision in her left eye. she worries about her children. >> that's a big problem. >> sierra leone has over 4,000 ebola survivors. there have been some cases of survivors being partially blind. with few ophthalmologists in the country, there is a reason for a concern. >> this doctor say there are indications that the virus can linger in the body for months, but more research is needed. >> we need to do more on the complications that are arising. >> operating a clinic for ebola survivors. they offer free consultation, medical treatment and psycho-social counseling. they say the stigma can be very traumatic. many are even shunned by their own families. >> the isolation is really, really bad. some have lost their source of livelihood. so

he had a relapse of ebola in his eye. i think we are going to see some late complications like this. >> it's not clear if they are infectious if it comes back? >> we dew know the virus was detect in pauline cafferty's body. we are monitoring others to see if there are symptoms. >> you've got thousands of ebola survivors, i think 20,000 in west africa that may worry about the same. should they be worried? >> i think we have about 8,000 of the 16,000 survivors are men. they could have ebola virus in their semen. >> they should not have sex for at least how long? >> we had said up to three months, but as you were describing the results in the new england journal of medicine, out to nine months we are still seeing ebola in their semen. not all maybe infectious, but say 1% are, that's still 80 people. it only takes one to trigger an epidemic. >> if we're just learning that now about semen and we don't know what to say to those men about how long to refrain from sex, what about other fluids, breast milk and sweat, for example.

what about a vaccine for ebola? where are we on that now? >> well, we've got some preliminary data on the vaccine and interestingly enough the scottish nurse who's back in the hospital, many of her health care workers have gotten the vaccine. we think we're making progress and that will help with preventions going forward. >> it proves how deadly the virus is, doesn't it, doctor, that it's something that if it were to have a major outbreak, it's a real risk. >> oh, it's a serious virus. we all know that. and we're learning more about it all the time and exactly as you say, now that we have people under observation in sophisticated medical circumstances, we're defining what these problems, these ongoing problems are. >> really interesting. we, of course, always want to speed up the time line on all of this. we'll try to be patient. dr. schaffner, great to have you as always. thank you. >> my pleasure. >>> it's the end of an era in the skies. us airways flies into the sunset for its final flight. why its name is now a thing of the past and wha

who had a relapse of ebola in his eye. there's this woman in great britain now who has meningitis from a virus that was hanging out in her body, and in a recent study that showed that one in four men who were infected with the ebola virus can still have this isolated -- the particles from their semen nine months out. the question is when is a cure truly a cure and is it possible that there are many people out there who have this virus that's lurking that could later on lead to more cases. >> that's concerning. >> so far there hasn't been any spread. everyone when they've had symptoms they've been treated but it is very worrisome and shows us how little we know. >> we've got time for a question from a viewer. if i didn't know better i would think this is lee goldberg who sent this in but it wasn't. the question is i have been completely healthy for 32 years without the flu shot, should i continue this. >> it seems like we deal with this a lot. >> we do. and here's the thing. for everyone six months and older. some years it'

life after ebola. we meet a survivor in sierra leone finding the battle to recover is not over yet. >> and now a wall to separate black and whites in a u.s. city has been turned into a symbol of unity. unity. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. welcome back, you are watching al jazeera. a russian passenger plane crashed in egypt killing all 224 passengers and crew on board. israeli forces shot dead a teenager who carried out a stabbing near jenin, and the turkish political party is holding a rally ahead of sunday's presidential election. romania's government declared three da

and i think ebola is another -- if you transition, you know, you look at what's happened in ebola, ebola happened in west africa at the size and scale and speed it happened. part of the speed is inherent in the disease itself, there were not strong health systems there or skilled health professionals to recognize the disease. you talk about nigeria where they had eight cases because they identified the disease and they had the protocols and the systems to shut it down. but you sort of know you have to go to the root of the problem with ebola. it got as bad as it got and so quickly and it manifested the way it did because there wasn't a strong health system. but these are lessons we've taken from before, too, and i think we can take the lessons forward in been general preparedness and say, all right, it might not be ebola, but it might be something else. there's another epidemic waiting to happen or another disease that will become a problem. we have some basic principles about how to deal with those already now but we need to be making those investments. and the investments will take tim

baux out, gold and diamonds. >> ebola caused trouble. today ebola is almost finished. we have a lot of diamond reserves, we can't do anything until investors come to the country. we need to have a marketplace with international standards, instead of millions of diamonds, gold and kimber light. >> as voters go to the polls on sunday. the experiment with democracy will face another test. dozens of international observers are monitoring the election, overseeing the second democratic poll after a history of dictatorships and corruption >>> let's speak to a journalist and the former director of information at the west african regional body. joining us, thank you for joining us. when the u.n. says we have seen a deterioration in the security situation - i'm quoting here - how concerning are prospects of real election violence in guinea? >> of course, one has to be concerned with the risk of violence in guinea. because guinea is an ethnically divided country. and the eight candidates competing - the main contenders. the current outgoing president, and his main challenges - th

a british soldier who survived ebola is ill again. he is back in an isolation unit at the same place he was treated after krth ebola work income sierra leone last year. an expert in biomed cal studies says it is possible for the ebola virus to reemerge in a small percentage of people. >> few of them have have ongoing health issues related to that vir virus. >> many parts of south carolina are still feel dealing with flood damage. crews are making progress there. so far they managed over 200 roads closed because of flooding and opened more disaster oefr centers. the governor says she's pleased with the progress. >> south carolina is on the move. we are excited. we are knocking out all of the challenges, they said it's not an option. we will continue to move in that direction. >> the governor thanked all the volunteers to help those people recover. president obama is set to award the highest military honor next month. army officials credit the captain with keening suicide bombers from carrying out a plan he will be the tenth resippient

liberia has been declared ebola-free while sierra leone has gone 25 days without a case. but ebola survivors continue to die under mysterious circumstance s, health officials say. doctors at freetown's 34 military hospital said they had seen two ebola survivors return for treatment weeks after being discharged complaining of respiratory problems, including one this month. both later died. sierra leone's national ebola response center said further research on such "anomalies" is underway. the dyess air force community gathered monday morning to pay respects to one of the fallen airmen killed in a c- 130 j crash in afghanistan. a dignified transfer was held for captain jonathan "j-j" golden in abilene, texas. this type of transfer is conducted for every u-s military member who dies while serving. it's a solemn movement where a team of air force personnel carry the remains of the deceased from an aircraft to a hearse. a procession follows with security forces, the patriot guard, and family of the fallen as they leave the base to render a final salute. golden's funeral is pla

he is in the same place he was treated after contracting ebola last year. he was there working with a charity group save the children. an expert environment study says it is possible for the ebola virus to reemerge in a small percentage of people who have been previously cured. >> it's very serious in ongoing health conditions administer to that virus. >> he is being cared for by specialists for patient was have previously contracted the virus. many people in south carolina are dealing with flood damage. so far crews have manages to reopen over 200 roads. also they've reopened some disaster recovery center t. governor says she pleased with the progress. >> south carolina is on the move. we are excited because we are knocking out all of the challenges that have been in our way. south carolina has said it's not-on-an option. >> the governor also thanked those who who volunteered their time and resources to help people recover. president obama is set to award the highest military honor to a retired captain who foiled suicide bombers in afghanistan. army offici

we are talking about ebola. people were very frightened, this was a time, could have been a very dangerous situation. she could have infected someone who was in you no compromise they would have died. i am sorry she spent 72 hours locked in a room watching who's the boss reruns but unfortunately for her that was the right course of action. jenna: she did not get cellphone reception, that is one of her complaint. you brought up an interesting point. we talked about this not in relation to quarantine we are talking about now but immigration or terrorism. one of the things that makes a as an american citizen is the can't be just >> for any reason and held against our will. circumstances in which she was held work for her or against her? >> definitely going to work for her. not that she is sitting in a room watching who's loss. any of us, deprived of our liberty, i tell us when you elect to go in your own bathroom and close the door without your phone work anything, stay in your bathroom for 15 minutes and watch how

caused trouble but today ebola is almost finished. we have a lot of diamond reserves but we cannot do anything without investors. we need a marketplace with international standards instead of millions of dollars worth of diamonds and gold smuggled out. >>reporter: on sunday, guineas experiment with democracy will face another test. dozen's of international observers are monitoring the election after a history of dictatorships and corruption. >>> lots more still to come here on al jazeera. tens of thousands of refugees in greece and italy will be sent to other european countries as part of a relocation plan. >> now. >> bootcamp... >> stop your whinin'. >> for bad kids. >> if they get a little dirty, so what. >> we have shackles, we have a spit bag. >> they're still having nightmares. >> if you can't straighten out your kids... >> they're mine. >> this is the true definition of tough love. >> they don't fear anything. >> they're consuming economically important species >> we're offering something on our menu that no-one else is offering

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trouble but today ebola is almost finished. we have a lot of diamond reserves. we need to have a marketplace with international standards instead of having millions of dollars of diamonds, gold and timber light smuggled out. >> guinea's experiment with democracy will face another test. dozens of international observers are monitoring the election overseeing the second democratic presidential poll after a history of dictatorships and corruption. paul tradergian, al jazeera. >> time for a break. when we come back, rebels believe they will be the next target of the russian air strikes. >>> plus a dash of samba flair. more on that, coming up. >> they don't fear anything. >> they're consuming economically important species >> we're offering something on our menu that no-one else is offering. >> welcome back, a recap of the top stories here. a loud explosion has been heard in the afghan capital kabul. suicide bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops in the city. >>> turkey is observing the first day of mourning for the victims of t