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American Airlines Flight Emergency Landing Following Reports of Ebola Onboard

Oct 09, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Texas on Tuesday evening after a passenger allegedly showed flu-like symptoms while the plane was in the air.

2014 Dengue Outbreak in China Worst in 20 Years

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 08, 2014 04:56 AM EDT

Witnessing its worst outbreak in 20 years, China has recorded six deaths and over 23,000 cases of dengue fever in the southern part of the country.

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.

New Jersey Preschooler First Confirmed Fatality of Enterovirus 68

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 07, 2014 08:00 AM EDT

A New Jersey preschooler who died in September has now been dubbed the first ever death related to Enterovirus 68, the virus that has sickened hundreds of children all over the U.S.

Germ Zapping Robot Named "Little Moe" Helps in Fight Against Ebola

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 07, 2014 04:47 AM EDT

A "germ-zapping robot" developed in Texas and used to disinfect hospital rooms may be the latest tool in the war against the ever-spreading Ebola virus.

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.

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.

Ebola Patient In The United States May Have Had Contact With 22 People

U.S. Ebola Patient May Have Had Contact With 22 People

Desiree Sison desireesison68@gmail.com |

Oct 02, 2014 07:59 AM EDT

The Ebola-stricken plane passenger who brought the virus to the United States alleges he was sent home after a brief check up in the Dallas emergency room last week, despite telling the nurse that he had just been in the Ebola-ravaged West African nation of Liberia.

Over a thousand children have been affected by a mysterious respiratory disease that has been sweeping at least 10 Midwest states over the past weeks.

Rhode Island Child Infected with Enterovirus 68 Dies, Marking 4th Death Linked to the Virus

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 02, 2014 03:05 AM EDT

A 10-year-old girl from Rhode Island who died last week after testing positive for the enterovirus 68 marks the fourth death linked to the outbreak that began last month.

Children-Paralyzing Virus Spreads Across 40 U.S. States

Kat De Guzman |

Sep 30, 2014 01:03 AM EDT

Public health officials are now struggling to prevent the spread of a respiratory virus, called Enterovirus D68, which has resulted in the hospitalization of children in 40 states all over the U.S., due to new information that the virus is said to cause paralysis.

Ebola Kills Fourth Sierra Leone Doctor After WHO Refuses to Transfer Her Abroad for Treatement

Erika Villanueva |

Sep 15, 2014 03:58 AM EDT

A fourth doctor has died from the dreaded Ebola virus following a failed attempt to relocate the sick medical professional from West Africa's Sierra Leone to Germany, marking a major setback in the battle against the outbreak.

American Ebola Survivor Donates Blood to Colleague Infected With Virus

Jan Dizon |

Sep 12, 2014 05:15 AM EDT

American Missionary worker, Dr. Kent Brantley, who contracted the Ebola virus while working in Liberia, has given his blood to a fellow doctor in Nebraska who is receiving aggressive and experimental treatment.

U.S. Doctor Downed By Ebola Virus Said to Be Making Progress

Desiree Sison |

Sep 08, 2014 09:40 AM EDT

A missionary doctor working in Africa who became the latest American to have been infected by the deadly Ebola virus is still sick but is in a stable condition.

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