U.S. Journalist With Ebola Flown To Nebraska For Treatment
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.
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Live at 12:30 PM (ET): What's Next With The Ebola Disaster?
How did a single case of Ebola in Guinea turn into a crisis that has now reached the United States? Four experts join NPR in a webcast to talk about how this happened — and how to stop further spread.
A Simple Question Can Stop Ebola: How Do You Feel?
Modern medicine offers no easy way to spot Ebola early. The key to preventing an outbreak is still old-fashioned detective work.
Ebola Researchers Have A Radical Idea: Rush A Vaccine Into The Field
Traditional methods for containing the Ebola outbreak aren't working fast enough. So some scientists want to bypass the typical trial phases and bring new vaccines directly to people at risk.
UPDATED: Authorities In Dallas Find Man Who Had Contact With Ebola Patient
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said they want to provide the man with a "compassionate place where we can monitor him and care for his every need."
Hope For Ebola Treatment Found In Survivors
Health officials are looking to those who have recovered from Ebola to treat new cases. The World Health Organization hopes to find antibodies in the blood of people who have fought off the virus.
Dallas Ebola Case: Experts Say 9 People At Highest Risk Of Contact
Health experts are "fairly certain" that nine people had enough direct contact with an Ebola patient that they could potentially have been infected. None of them have shown symptoms, the CDC says.
Dallas Health Officials Lower Ebola 'Contact Traces' To 50
A doctor at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas says the list of "contact traces" has been narrowed and that "will be followed on a daily basis" to check for symptoms.
A Virologist Takes You Inside The Ebola Protective Suit
Virus hunter Joseph Fair speaks about the needs and challenges ahead for containing the outbreak, and why he thinks things will get worse before they get better.
After Losing Parents To Ebola, Orphans Face Stigma
UNICEF estimates that thousands of children in West Africa have lost parents to Ebola. Convincing communities to accept and care for these children isn't always easy.