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New Ebola Quarantine Procedures Announced by CDC

Oct 28, 2014 01:30 AM EDT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new set of guidelines on how the United States should deal with potential Ebola cases following the controversial mandatory quarantine imposed by three states.

New York Doctor Went Bowling Day Before Testing Positive for Ebola

Ren Benavidez |

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.

Paul Allen promoting his Tackle Ebola website

Paul Allen Pledges $100 Million to Help Fight Ebola

Cory Doyle |

Oct 23, 2014 05:34 PM EDT

Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen, reported Thursday that he'd be committing at least $100 million to the Ebola crisis in West Africa in an effort to control and detain the growth of the disease.

Nigerian port health official uses a thermometer on a worker at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

Travelers from Ebola-Effected Countries Undergo U.S. Flight Restrictions

Cory Doyle |

Oct 21, 2014 05:33 PM EDT

Health authorities are still having a very difficult time trying to contain and control the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

CDC Issues New Protocols For Ebola Treatment

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Oct 21, 2014 01:48 PM EDT

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new set of guidelines for health workers treating patients suspected or confirmed with Ebola on Monday.

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.

2 African Countries Now Ebola-Free; Texas Surpasses Monitoring For 43 Cases

Rubi Valdez |

Oct 20, 2014 11:19 PM EDT

Texas is technically Ebola-free, as of writing, while two countries in West Africa have successfully won the fight against the deadly virus.

Ebola Debacle Leads to Apology From CEO of Texas Hospital

Ren Benavidez |

Oct 20, 2014 02:00 AM EDT

The Texas hospital, which cared for Thomas Eric Duncan, the first U.S. Ebola patient to die from the disease, issued an apology on Sunday for its "mistakes."

Chinese Government Sends Thousands Of Doses Of Anti-Ebola Drug To West Africa

Kat De Guzman |

Oct 16, 2014 01:00 AM EDT

China has made another extensive effort to help the West African regions most affected by the the dreaded Ebola virus as they sent thousands of doses of an experimental anti-Ebola drug developed by the Chinese military.

Third U.S. Ebola Patient Puts Country On Guard

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 16, 2014 12:42 AM EDT

The United States now vows vigilance as another health worker who helped treat the first Ebola patient in the country was on Wednesday confirmed to have the same disease.

Deployment Of Australian Ebola Aid Workers To West Africa Stalls

Christl Leong |

Oct 16, 2014 12:10 AM EDT

Australia's plans to deploy healthcare workers to Ebola-stricken West Africa has stalled due to the lack of assurances from nearby countries to provide emergency evacuation and support to infected workers.

U.S. Organizing Rapid-Response Ebola Team

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 15, 2014 07:40 AM EDT

Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, acknowledged lapses in the treatment of the Liberian man infected with the virus.

Study Shows Countries Most Likely To See Ebola By November

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 14, 2014 09:31 AM EDT

People from the world over are anxiously monitoring the spread of the Ebola virus after new three cases were confirmed that took place outside West Africa last week.

Ebola Scare Threateans Chocolate Manufacturers, African Cacao Producers See Possible Shortage

Erika Villanueva |

Oct 13, 2014 08:51 AM EDT

As the Ebola scare spread throughout the world, more and more people begin to dread the effects of the outbreak as the virus now threatens the global supply of chocolate.

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