Oct 12 UPDATE: CDC confirms health worker in Dallas has Ebola By News Desk Speaking at a press conference late Sunday morning, CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said a breach of safety protocol was apparent and that more cases of Ebola may emerge. Continue reading
Oct 12 Obama receives update on latest Ebola developments By Associated Press The White House says Obama has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to move as quickly as possible in investigating the apparent breach of infection control procedures at the Texas hospital that had treated a Liberian man with… Continue reading
Oct 12 LIVE at 11 a.m. EDT: Press conference on second Ebola case in US By Elisabeth Ponsot Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Tom Frieden and Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, will give a briefing today on Dallas' response to Ebola. Continue reading
Oct 12 CDC: Protocol breach apparent in treating Dallas Ebola patient By Associated Press A top federal health official says the Ebola diagnosis in a health care worker who treated Thomas Eric Duncan at a Texas hospital shows there was a clear breach of safety protocol. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Can airport screenings curb the spread of Ebola? By PBS News Hour Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington, D.C. to discuss how Ebola airport screenings at point of departure and arrival work in tandem to ensure a low likelihood… Continue watching
Oct 11 Ebola airport screenings may seem intrusive, but they're legal, experts say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The government's authority to screen airline passengers for potential Ebola exposure and order them quarantined if necessary is far-reaching and rooted in the Constitution and federal law, public health experts say. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch Shields and Brooks on same-sex marriage sea change, politics of Ebola prevention By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 10 Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 By Justin Scuiletti The death toll in West Africa's Ebola outbreak has now surpassed the 4,000 mark, according to the World Health organization. Continue reading
Oct 10 Lawmakers approve $750 million request to fight Ebola outbreak By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A powerful GOP senator lifted his objections Friday to a $750 million Pentagon request to fight Ebola in Africa, freeing up the money immediately. Continue reading
Oct 10 Ebola airport screenings supported by federal law, experts say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost certainly stand up in court if challenged, public health experts say. Continue reading