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New York Doctor Went Bowling Day Before Testing Positive for Ebola

Oct 24, 2014 09:34 AM EDT

A New York doctor who was part of a team of health workers caring for Ebola patients in West Africa tested positive for the virus Thursday, causing an onslaught of social media criticism as to why he went bowling instead of going into voluntary self-quarantine within the 21 days since he returned from Guinea.

NYC Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 23, 2014 09:57 PM EDT

Craig Spencer, a 33-year-old volunteer of the Doctors Without Borders movement, tested positive for Ebola.

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with Ron Klain, then chief of staff to the Vice President, and Cynthia Hogan, counsel to the vice-president, in the Oval Office, in this May 21, 2009 photograph obtained by Reuters on October 20, 2014.

Ebola Czar Ron Klain Keeps Quiet on First Day

Dan Weisman |

Oct 22, 2014 09:54 PM EDT

With nary a public peep, new Ebola czar Ron Klain was on the job Wednesday meeting with President Obama and others, but issuing no public statement.

U.S. Implements New Guidelines In Combating Ebola

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 21, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

The United States has issued a series of new guidelines for medical workers caring for Ebola patients on Monday.

Government health workers administer blood tests to check for the Ebola virus in Kenema, Sierra Leone, on June 25, 2014.

Nigeria Declares Itself Ebola-Free

Dan Weisman |

Oct 20, 2014 04:27 PM EDT

Doctors said the nation of 160 million people was able to eradicate the disease through strong tracking, quarantines and aggressive use of water combined with sugar and salt to rehydrate patients.

Yale Graduate Clear of Ebola, Preliminary Tests Show

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 17, 2014 12:49 AM EDT

A Yale University graduate from New Haven, Connecticut has been rushed to a hospital due to exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms. However, the hospital released a statement on Wednesday saying that the patient underwent the necessary evaluations and tested negative on the said virus.

Ebola nurse Nina Pham taken to chartered airplane at Love Field, Dallas Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014.

Obama Discusses Ebola as Patient Moved To Maryland Hospital

Dan Weisman |

Oct 16, 2014 08:59 PM EDT

Addressing Ebola at the White House during a 15-minute impromptu, but extensive, discussion late Thursday, President Obama said "We are taking this very seriously at the highest levels starting with me."

Obama Meets With Top Officials on Ebola Case

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 13, 2014 10:42 PM EDT

President Barack Obama met with some of his top national security officials and senior health administration aides on Monday to talk about Ebola and how the Dallas nurse was infected with the virus.

Unlike Spain, Texas Ebola Patient’s Dog Expected To Be Kept Safe

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 13, 2014 10:53 AM EDT

The pet dog of the Dallas nurse is expected to be kept alive, unlike the dog of the Spanish health worker, which was euthanized for safety purposes.

Liberian Health Workers Threaten to Strike Amidst Ebola Crisis

Ana Verayo |

Oct 13, 2014 06:20 AM EDT

This strike poses a serious threat to Ebola relief efforts in Liberia.

U.S. Patient Suspected of Ebola in Isolation in Massachusetts

Ana Verayo |

Oct 13, 2014 03:54 AM EDT

Last week's events triggered an Ebola scare across the U.S.

Las Vegas Announces False Alarm Amid Global Ebola Scare

Ren Benavidez |

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.

Alcohol, Not Ebola, Likely Cause of British Man's Death In Macedonia

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 11, 2014 12:18 AM EDT

Macedonian doctors and health professionals said Friday that alcohol, not Ebola, was the likely cause of the British man's death in the Balkan country.