Oct 25 Worldwide Ebola cases top 10,000, WHO reports By Rialda Zukic More than 10,000 people worldwide have been infected with the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization reported Saturday, and nearly half of those people died. Continue reading
Oct 21 Outgoing West Africa travelers redirected to 5 U.S. airports for Ebola screenings By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Everyone coming to the United States from the three West African countries at the center of the Ebola outbreak will now be screened for the deadly disease at one of five airports, the Homeland Security Department said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 17 Obama names Ebola ‘czar’ By Domenico Montanaro and Associated Press WASHINGTON — Facing renewed criticism about the U.S. response to Ebola, President Barack Obama is conceding that it may make sense to have a single person lead the administration's effort. But he says imposing a travel ban from disease-ravaged West… Continue reading
Oct 16 70 percent Ebola death rate? Here’s how they calculate it By Larisa Epatko Several viewers wrote in this week, questioning our math in an Ebola update that aired on Tuesday’s PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Oct 16 First nurse to contract Ebola in Dallas being flown to Maryland By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The revelation that a second Dallas nurse who is ill with Ebola was cleared to fly the day before her diagnosis raised new alarms as leaders of the nation's public health system prepared to defend their efforts to… Continue reading
Oct 14 Bringing safer burial rituals to Ebola outbreak countries By Larisa Epatko A French anthropologist is helping the World Health Organization come up with safer burial practices, while trying to maintain tradition, in Ebola-ridden West African countries. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Sizing up the scale of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa By PBS News Hour In West Africa, more than four thousand people have died of Ebola. Drew Hinshaw of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan to report on the status of the global response to the health crisis facing the countries in Africa… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Why Ebola is outpacing health efforts on the ground By PBS News Hour Despite increased pledges of support for the Ebola epidemic, Nancy Aossey of International Medical Corps says there are still not enough operational efforts on the ground. Gwen Ifill talks to Aossey, CEO of one of the few nongovernmental groups treating… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch News Wrap: U.S. troops arrive in Liberia to combat Ebola By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, 100 U.S. marines and other military aid landed in Liberia to support the fight against Ebola. Meanwhile, West African leaders made appeals at a World Bank meeting for the international community to do more. Also,… Continue watching
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