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Las Vegas Announces False Alarm Amid Global Ebola Scare

Oct 11, 2014 02:00 AM EDT

Las Vegas airline and health officers gave the Delta Airlines plane a green light to fly, after announcing that the Ebola scare in the plane was a false alarm.

Liberia Restricts 'Invasive' Media Coverage of Ebola

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 10, 2014 11:02 PM EDT

Liberia has recently passed a new law which prohibits the press from taking “invasive” coverage of the Ebola outbreak in the country.

Ebola False Alarm Cases Help US Hospitals Prepare For Real Patients

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Oct 10, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

False alarm cases of Ebola has helped prepare US hospitals in-case the number of real infected patients increase in the country.

Americans Want Flights Banned From Ebola Countries, Survey Reveals

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 09, 2014 10:12 PM EDT

Majority of Americans wants to ban flights from Ebola-stricken countries, a recent survey conducted by NBC revealed.

Britain To Send Troops To Sierra Leone To Combat Ebola Outbreak

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 08, 2014 11:51 PM EDT

The United Kingdom will be sending over 750 military troops to Sierra Leone in West Africa next week to increase efforts in tackling the deadly Ebola outbreak.

Fifth American Ebola Patient Flies Back To Nebraska For Treatment

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Oct 07, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Photojournalist Ashoka Mukpo flew back to Nebraska from Liberia on Sunday to get treatment after testing positive for Ebola.

American News Cameraman With Ebola Arrives in Nebraska for Treatement

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 07, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

American video journalist Ashoka Mukpo, who was infected by the Ebola virus while working in Liberia, is reportedly now at the Nebraska Medical Center where he will be placed in a specialized containment unit while being treated.

U.S. Airlines to Enforce Stronger Screening Protocols for Flights To and From Ebola-Stricken Countries

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 07, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

U.S. President Barack Obama revealed on Monday that his administration is developing a new screening scheme for airline passengers entering and exiting the nation as well as West African countries.

Spanish Nurse Becomes First Person Outside West Africa To Test Positive For Ebola

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 06, 2014 11:31 PM EDT

A Spanish nurse became the first person to test positive on Ebola outside West Africa, authorities said Monday, casting doubts on whether Spain followed adequate measures to prevent the potential spread of the deadly disease.

First Confirmed US Ebola Infected Patient Slips From Serious To Critical Condition

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Oct 06, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

The first confirmed Ebola patient in the US has slipped from serious to critical condition on Saturday, reported Dallas health officials.

Fifth American Diagnosed with Ebola Journeys Back to U.S. for Treatment

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 06, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

An American photojournalist who contracted the dreaded Ebola virus while working in Liberia is on his way home for treatment, reports indicated on Sunday.

Homeless Man at Risk from Ebola Found in Texas

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 06, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

A homeless man at risk of contracting Ebola after he came in contact with Dallas Ebola patient Thomas Duncan had been located, authorities revealed on Sunday.

Sierra Leone Records Deadliest Day Yet With 121 Ebola Deaths In One Day

Kristina Fernandez |

Oct 06, 2014 12:19 AM EDT

One hundred twenty-one people died of Ebola as of Sunday in Sierra Leone in what is considered the single deadliest day since the country recorded its first case about four months ago.

More US Troops to be Deployed to Combat Ebola

Lord Marin |

Oct 04, 2014 08:46 AM EDT

The United States army is sending out 1,000 additional troops to West Africa to assist in the battle against the Ebola virus.

Family Who Took In Ebola Patient In Its Home Locked Up In Apartment

Family Who Hosted U.S. Ebola Patient Locked Up, Under Armed Guard

Desiree Sison desireesison68@gmail.com |

Oct 03, 2014 03:00 AM EDT

Four members of a family U.S. Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan stayed with were locked up in their Texas apartment under armed surveillance Thursday as the web of people who might have been exposed to the virus has widened.

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