The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola while assisting Spanish missionaries with the virus showed some progress in her health, health officials announced on Sunday.
The health worker tested positive after feeling feverish late on Friday. He or she is currently in isolation, and another person who came in contact with him or her has also been placed in isolation. The city and hospital have taken precautions to prevent further infections.
The family of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to die of Ebola in the US, is speaking out about what they feel was "unfair" and inadequate medical treatment given to their lost relative.
Patients monitored for Ebola virus increased to 16 in Spain The number of patients being monitored for Ebola has increased to 16 in Spain, as of Saturday, in the first outbreak outside of West Africa.
Five U.S. airports to begin Ebola screening The U. S. will begin temperature screening passengers from West African countries at five major airports starting this week in response to the Ebola virus outbreak.
According to a new report, up to 71 people from countries in West Africa that have seen the most Ebola patients have entered the United States this year, but the Customs and Border Patrol insists it has ways of keeping immigrants with the disease out of the country.
Gov. Bobby Jindal among those asking for ban on travel from West African nations After the news of the first Ebola patient in the U. S. , those who believe the government should ban travel from West African nations have been increasingly vocal about the idea.
In an article titled "Heroes of our time" in the Cuban newspaper Granma, Fidel Castro shared his opinions and appreciation toward Cuban efforts made to stop the Ebola virus outbreak.
Man contracted Ebola while working in Liberia The U. S. freelance photographer who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia arrived in Nebraska on Monday to receive treatment for the disease.
Blood transfusions seen as one of the possible treatments for Ebola Survivors of the Ebola virus may be the key to helping stop the spread, without the presence of a drug stock.
Ebola information distributed in 40 languages in Dallas, airport procedures criticized Health officials in Dallas, where the first Ebola patient in the United States was identified, anticipate having to monitor the situation for more than a month and are distributing information in a multitude of languages for residents.
According to World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, the effect the Ebola outbreak has had in poor West African countries is a reflection of the dangers of global inequality.
The family of the Dallas patient who was released from a hospital with the Ebola virus is being ordered by the state to stay inside their home, and away from any visitors, for two weeks.
The Ebola outbreak, which began earlier this year in Guinea and is the worst in recorded history, has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people in West Africa.
A doctor exposed to Ebola in Sierra Leone will be transferred to America and observed at the National Institutes of Health hospital in Maryland, according to the agency Saturday
New CDC report gives best- and worst-case scenarios If Ebola continues to spread in West Africa without proper methods to treat and prevent the disease, 1.
The eight workers were attacked by villagers after they began spreading disinfectant around the village. The bodies were discovered by the government delegation sent on Thursday.
African leaders have been asking for international help U. S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday committed 3,000 troops and more than $700 million to help countries in West Africa that have been afflicted with the worst Ebola outbreak in history.
