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Tracking the deadly ebola outbreak in West Africa
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October 17, 2014
White House will name Ron Klain as 'Ebola Czar'
Klain will be responsible for coordinating Ebola interventions within the US
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October 16, 2014
Nurse with Ebola warned CDC of high temperature before boarding flight
Officials begin contacting 132 passengers on Frontier Airlines flight, but stress that the chance of infection is low
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October 15, 2014
Second US health care worker diagnosed with Ebola
Unidentified worker was among those who cared for the first Ebola patient in the US
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October 14, 2014
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg donates $25 million to fight Ebola
More money for the Ebola fight has just been contributed by a surprising source: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook page earlier today that he and his wife Priscilla Chan, a physician, have made a $25 million donation.
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October 8, 2014
Ebola panic is getting pretty racist
The real culprits in Ebola's spread have been cuts to public health budgets
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October 3, 2014
US military presence in West Africa could rise to 4,000 as Ebola fight intensifies
The number of troops sent to the West African countries crippled by the Ebola epidemic may rise as high as 4,000, according to the New York Times. The announcement comes as the US has faced criticism for its response to Ebola at home and abroad.
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September 30, 2014
First case of Ebola diagnosed in the US, CDC reports
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have just confirmed that the first-ever case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the US. The patient had recently traveled to Liberia and is now in isolation in Texas.
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September 23, 2014
The Ebola epidemic could be over by January — or worse than ever
The CDC seems confident, but up to 1.5 million people could be infected
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August 28, 2014
WHO says ebola outbreak may infect 20,000 before it can be stopped
Stopping the disease in West Africa will cost $490 million
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August 12, 2014
Unproven ebola drugs deemed ethical by the World Health Organization
Following outbreak, WHO okays experimental drug use to treat infected
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August 7, 2014
An experimental ebola treatment could be tested on the infected
The FDA's given a Canadian drug a new lease on life
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August 1, 2014
World Health Organization chief says latest ebola outbreak is moving too fast to control
The WHO is asking leaders in the region for help containing the virus
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July 29, 2014
Two Americans in West Africa have ebola. Why aren't they coming home?
The largest ebola outbreak in history is also a reminder of global inequality in healthcare
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June 24, 2014
The current ebola epidemic is the worst ever and it's spreading
West Africans are experiencing the largest and widest-ranging ebola virus outbreak recorded