Oct 08 Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan dies, hospital says By News Desk A spokesperson for the Dallas hospital where Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan was being treated has confirmed Wednesday that he has died. Continue reading
Oct 08 Ebola outbreak could cost West African countries more than $32 billion By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The economic impact of the Ebola epidemic could reach $32.6 billion by the end of next year if the disease ravaging Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone spreads to neighboring countries in West Africa, the World Bank Group said… Continue reading
Oct 08 What's on the minds of those heading for Ebola's front lines? By Jason Kane, Kathleen McCleery In a mock Ebola Treatment Unit in Anniston, Alabama, earlier this week, each of the 36 health care workers being trained by the Centers for Disease Control seemed ready for action on the frontlines of the Ebola epidemic. But each… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch News Wrap: Kurds protest Turkish government for protection against Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that a Syrian border town would likely fall to the Islamic State after a night of heavy fighting with Kurdish defenders. In Turkey, Paris and Brussels, Kurds protested the… Continue watching
Oct 07 Effort to battle Ebola outbreak in Africa will cost $750 million, U.S. general says By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. military efforts to construct treatment facilities, set up more labs and conduct testing and training in Africa to deal with the Ebola crisis are expected to cost $750 million over six months, the Army general who commands U.S. troops… Continue reading
Oct 07 UPDATE: Madrid to euthanize pet dog of nurse with Ebola By Ciarán Giles, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press MADRID -- Three more people were placed under quarantine for Ebola at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nurse became infected, authorities said Tuesday. More than 50 other possible contacts were being monitored. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch Officials consider new steps to screen travelers for Ebola - Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Fifth American Ebola victim returns to U.S. for treatment - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 06 Spanish nurse contracts Ebola, the first case of transmission outside West Africa By Joshua Barajas A nurse in Spain has tested positive for Ebola. This is the first known case of someone contracting the virus outside of West Africa, the country's health officials said Monday. Continue reading
Oct 06 Sierra Leone faces deadliest day in Ebola outbreak By Anna Christiansen Sunday marked one of the deadliest days in this year’s Ebola epidemic. In Sierra Leone, the disease claimed 121 lives in 24 hours. The nation’s death toll has now jumped to 678, and 81 additional cases of the hemorrhagic… Continue reading