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Thomas Eric Duncan died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas Wednesday morning. He is the first person to have been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States.

Texas Officials Say They Will Cremate Ebola Patient's Remains

3:02pm October 08, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

As relatives grieve, public health officials are setting in place a plan to safely care for the remains of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan. Cremation or burial are both acceptable, the CDC says.

Five U.S. Airports Will Institute New Ebola Screening Procedures

2:32pm October 08, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Passengers arriving from some countries in West Africa will have their temperatures taken upon arrival. They will also be asked to keep

Excalibur, the dog that belonged to the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola, bayed from its balcony in Madrid before being euthanized on Oct. 8.

We Don't Know A Lot About Dogs And Ebola — But We Should

2:27pm October 08, 2014

by Marc Silver

The story of Excalibur, whose Spanish owner has Ebola, raises many questions. Can dogs catch the virus? How would we know if they did? Could they infect humans? We asked a specialist for answers.

This 2011 photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan at a wedding in Ghana. Duncan, who became the first patient diagnosed in the U.S. with Ebola, has died, the hospital where he was being treated said.

Dallas Ebola Patient Thomas Eric Duncan Has Died

2:24pm October 08, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The 42-year-old man who contracted Ebola in Liberia and later traveled to Dallas was the first person to be diagnosed with the virus in the U.S.

Ideally, the best place to care for someone ill with Ebola is at the end of a hall in a room with its own bathroom, anteroom and entrance, says Dr. Jack Ross of Hartford Hospital.

One U.S. Hospital's Strategy For Stopping Ebola's Advance

12:22pm October 08, 2014

by Jeff Cohen

There are no known cases of Ebola in Connecticut. But a leading Hartford hospital is already updating its infection controls to stop the virus before it gets a foothold.

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A health official uses a thermometer on a passenger at the international airport in Lagos, Nigeria.

Health & Safety

Why One Public Health Expert Thinks Airport Ebola Screening Won't Work

12:22pm October 08, 2014

by Anders Kelto

The U.S. will soon set up screening procedures, according to the CDC. But one expert questions the usefulness of screens. And history backs him up.

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At Firestone's plantation, workers gather at a shelter in the rubber tree forest, where buckets of sap are collected for processing.

Firestone Did What Governments Have Not: Stopped Ebola In Its Tracks

3:02pm October 07, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

There's a company town in Liberia with 80,000 residents. Ebola was first detected in March. Firestone's resourceful response has kept the virus from spreading.

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Medical personnel carry a Spanish nurse who contracted the Ebola virus into an ambulance at Madrid's Alcorcon Hospital on Tuesday.

CDC's Chief: Details This Week On Ebola Airport Screening

2:58pm October 07, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Tom Frieden tells NPR's All Things Considered that he's confident new measures to screen airport passengers for the deadly disease will be announced this week.

An ambulance transports Ashoka Mukpo, who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia, to the Nebraska Medical Center's specialized isolation unit on Monday in Omaha.

Why Ebola Patients Are Getting Treatment In Nebraska

7:04am October 07, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Nebraska Medical Center is the largest of four high-level biocontainment patient care units in the U.S.

U.S. Journalist With Ebola Flown To Nebraska For Treatment

4:53pm October 06, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Ashoka Mukpo was brought to the U.S. after contracting the disease in Liberia. Another Ebola patient, in Dallas, is said to be fighting for his life.