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Obama: Ebola Outbreak Should Be U.S. ‘National Security Priority’

Sep 08, 2014 04:20 AM EDT

On Sunday, U.S. President Barack Obama hinted at sending resources as he described the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa as a 'national security priority' in an interview.

Respiratory Virus Hitting 100s of U.S. Youth Has No Vaccine, Experts State

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 08, 2014 01:15 AM EDT

Possible Human Enterovirus 68 (HEV68) that put hundreds of American children in hospitals in the Midwest has no vaccine, experts stated.

U.S. Doctor Doing Charity Work In Liberia Contracts Deadly Ebola Virus

Ebola Downs U.S. Doctor Working in LIberia

Desiree Sison |

Sep 04, 2014 05:47 AM EDT

Amid the dangerous medical situation in Ebola-stricken Liberia, a dedicated Massachusetts doctor decided to go back to resume his work as an obstetrician in a hospital ward in Monrovia until he fell ill and contracted the deadly Ebola virus.

How to Detect Ebola in 30 Minutes: Japanese Scientists Show You How

Ana Verayo |

Sep 03, 2014 03:25 AM EDT

Japanese scientists have developed a method to detects the Ebola virus in a faster, cheaper way.

Fear Spreads Further as Ebola Moves Closer to West African Cities

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 01, 2014 03:31 AM EDT

After killing over 1,200 people in remote areas in the region, the dreaded Ebola virus is gradually moving into the continent's crowded cities as this year's outbreak in West Africa is considered the deadliest in history.

Third Top Ebola Doctor Dies as Medical Personnel Evacuated From Sierra Leone

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 28, 2014 04:34 AM EDT

Another leading Ebola doctor has died after contracting the disease while fighting to save other lives, a Sierra Leone official revealed on Wednesday as others gradually began pulling medical personnel out of the country.

China Rules Out Suspected Ebola Case in Shenzhen and Beijing

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 27, 2014 11:20 AM EDT

Local health authorities in southern China’s city of Shenzhen declared on Tuesday that a Chinese returnee from Nigeria has tested negative of the Ebola virus.

Tensions Rise in Liberia: Shoot on Sight Order Still in Effect on the Ebola-stricken Country

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 26, 2014 01:43 PM EDT

Tensions on Ebola outbreak continue to heighten as Liberian armed forces are ordered to shoot any illegal border crossers from on sight.

Violence Strikes Liberia After Ebola Quarantine Imposition

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 21, 2014 04:23 AM EDT

The densely populated area, with around 75,000 inhabitants, has been cited as one of the regions most in danger of an outbreak as 466 out of almost 850 patients have died from the disease.

Ebola Outbreak: Has the Ebola Virus Reached Congo?

Cory Doyle |

Aug 20, 2014 02:18 PM EDT

A group of health experts including the health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sent to the northern province of Equateur to investigate a series of deaths that have suffered from Ebola-like symptoms, according to reports on Wednesday.

Liberian Ebola Patients Who Escaped From Treatment Center Have Been Found

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 20, 2014 08:30 AM EDT

Liberian Ebola patients who escaped during a mob raid Saturday morning have been found as the death toll reaches a record-high after topping 1,200 deaths as of Tuesday.

Spanish Missionary Miguel Pajares Dies From Ebola

Tara Scott |

Aug 12, 2014 10:02 AM EDT

On Tuesday, a Madrid hospital spokeswoman announced that the Spanish missionary priest, Miguel Parajes, has died after he was diagnosed with the Ebola virus.