Sep 03 In Ebola-stricken West Africa, many of the sick ‘have nowhere to go’ By Larisa Epatko Despite world health agencies’ best efforts to clamp down on ever-increasing Ebola outbreaks, people in West Africa who are in the center of the virus' path are finding it hard to get accurate information and proper medical care, United Nations… Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch The world is ‘losing the battle’ to contain Ebola, health official warns By PBS News Hour A public health official warned that “the window is closing” to keep the growing Ebola outbreak in West Africa from spreading to other regions. Meanwhile, another American doctor in Monrovia, Liberia, was reported to have tested positive for the virus. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch News Wrap: U.S. airstrike may have killed Somali militant leader By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed that a U.S. airstrike in Somalia overnight targeted the leader of the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab. It was unclear whether Ahmed Abdi Godane -- the alleged mastermind behind the raid of a Kenyan… Continue watching
Sep 02 A third American reportedly infected with Ebola By Joshua Barajas The National Institutes of Health will begin testing an experimental Ebola vaccine on an initial 20 adult humans this week, as the lethal virus’ reach “continues to accelerate” in West Africa. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch How did the West Africa Ebola epidemic get out of control so fast? By PBS News Hour The spread of the most recent strain of the Ebola virus across parts of West Africa has highlighted not just the lethality of the disease but also the strains on the existing medical infrastructures there. For further insight, Stephen Morse,… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Ebola outbreak started with funeral in Guinea, report finds By PBS News Hour The Ebola virus has now reached a fifth country. Officials announced a Guinean student in Senegal was confirmed to have the disease. Meanwhile, a new report traces the deadly outbreak to a funeral in Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Ebola’s spread hastens preparations for vaccine testing By PBS News Hour An Ebola vaccine may be ready for human testing as early as next week. Though the vaccine is in its first stage of testing with humans, it showed favorable results in an infected monkey. Gwen Ifill learns more from Dr. Continue watching
Aug 28 Ebola outbreak could affect 20,000 people before it’s over By Ayan Sheikh, Sarah McHaney Controlling the epidemic could cost $490 million and will need the help of thousands of local health workers and hundreds of international experts. Continue reading