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American USAID chief Rajiv Shah meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia.

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USAID Head Speaks Of Heroic Efforts — And Heroes — In West Africa

2:05pm October 16, 2014

by NPR Staff

Rajiv Shah, the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, gives an update on the construction of new hospitals — and the outlook for Ebola — in afflicted parts of West Africa.

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Dr. Kent Brantly was treated for Ebola at Emory University Hospital after becoming infected at the Monrovia hospital where he worked.

Ebola Evacuees: Who Are They, Where'd They Go, How'd They Fare?

11:40am October 16, 2014

by Nsikan Akpan

They caught the virus. Or had contact with a patient that put them at high risk. And they were flown out of West Africa for treatment — at a cost as high as $200,000 per person.

The entrance to the emergency room at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where Thomas Eric Duncan was treated before he died from Ebola a week ago. Two health care workers who treated Duncan have tested positive for the disease.

CDC: Second Dallas Nurse 'Should Not Have Traveled'

5:35am October 16, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Amber Vinson, who treated Thomas Eric Duncan at a Dallas hospital and has tested positive for Ebola, was on a commercial flight from Cleveland to Dallas a day before reporting symptoms.

Dr. Risi (top, center) spent a month working with the medical team at Kenema General Hospital, the largest Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone.

A Montana Doctor Is Humbled By A Month Of Treating Ebola Patients

6:54pm October 15, 2014

by Eric Whitney

George Risi spent a month in Sierra Leone. The infectious disease specialist cared for more than 300 patients. About 100 died. Nothing could have prepared him for the experience.

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A letter reportedly sent by a small Texas college to an applicant from Nigeria.

Texas College Rejects Nigerian Applicants, Citing Ebola

5:36pm October 15, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Navarro College in Corsiana, Texas, later apologized for the letter, saying it had sent "incorrect information" to some international applicants.

The sign NPR producer Rebecca Hersher saw as she left Liberia to return to the United States.

Live Airport Tweets: An NPR Producer's Irregular Ebola Screenings

10:33am October 15, 2014

by Rebecca Hersher

Airports around the world have begun screening passengers arriving from West Africa for signs of Ebola. But as producer Rebecca Hersher live-tweets, not all of the exams are as strict as promised.

Dr. Patrick Kamara adjusts his goggles on the final day of training and the first "dress rehearsal" before being sent out to Ebola treatment units. The World Health Organization is ramping up to train up to 500 new health workers a week as part of the eff

On Front Lines Against Ebola, Training A Matter Of Life Or Death

7:20pm October 14, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

At least 7,000 health care workers are needed to staff new Ebola treatment centers in Liberia alone. Those doctors, nurses and hygienists must learn how to protect themselves — and how not to panic.

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CDC Says It's Monitoring 77 People Who Had Contact With Ebola Patients

5:13pm October 14, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Seventy-six of those were healthcare workers who had contact with the first Ebola patient. Only one had contact with the second Ebola patient.

Nurses Want To Know How Safe Is Safe Enough With Ebola

4:22pm October 14, 2014

by Nancy Shute

It's not clear how Dallas nurse Nina Pham became infected with Ebola virus while working in the intensive care unit. Nurses at many hospitals say they haven't had enough training to deal with Ebola.

A plane arrives at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Since Ebola screenings began Saturday, none of the 91 passengers identified as having an increased risk of an Ebola infection was found to be sick, the CDC says.

Ebola Screening At JFK Airport Flagged 91 Travelers; None Had Virus

3:15pm October 13, 2014

by Bill Chappell

In the wake of the first case of Ebola being contracted in the U.S., CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden discusses plans to stop the disease and apologizes for an implication some saw in his remarks Sunday.