U-led group suggests ways to fast-track Ebola vaccinesFebruary 17, 2015 6:00 AMBy Lorna BensonThe independent "Team B" group was set up to provide fresh perspectives on the unprecedented quest to deliver Ebola vaccines in record time.
Minnesota National Guard cancels Liberia deploymentJanuary 25, 2015 3:06 PMBy Peter CoxMembers of the Minnesota National Guard won't be going to Liberia to help fight Ebola after all.
Ebola survivor: 'You feel like a ghost'December 25, 2014 6:49 PMBy Sami Yenigun and Didrik Schanche Dr. Senga Omeonga says his days in treatment were "a living hell." And the experience has changed his view of the world -- and the way he treats patients.
U.N. reports more than 7,000 Ebola deaths since MarchDecember 20, 2014 5:34 PMThe total number of infected, nearly all of them in West Africa, is at 19,031, up from 18,569 in the previous report. More than 99 percent of all infections and deaths have occurred in three countries -- Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
A nurse's desperate plea: Show me the Ebola moneyDecember 19, 2014 10:57 AMBy Karin Huster Patients escape. Long gloves and toilets are in short supply. Despite promises of international aid, the essentials of medical care are still missing at one Sierra Leone treatment center.
Play4min 56secLiberia's Daily Talk: All the news that fits on a blackboardDecember 12, 2014 8:04 AMBy Ofeibea Quist-Arcton The plywood newsboard is the brainchild of journalist Alfred Sirleaf. It's a popular news source situated on a Monrovia sidewalk that features updates on everything from Ebola to politics.
Play5min 01secLiberian businesses reopen their doors, but customers are waryDecember 8, 2014 7:47 AMBy Ofeibea Quist-Arcton The Ebola outbreak shuttered shops, cafes and offices. As the situation eases, many have now opened again -- but business is hardly booming.
Play4min 47secAs Ebola surges in Sierra Leone, communities take controlDecember 5, 2014 7:43 AMBy Nurith Aizenman With the number of new infections reaching a record high, there's no time to wait for international aid to build ideal treatment centers.
Play6min 58secOne village's story: How Ebola began and how it endsDecember 3, 2014 7:57 AMBy Rebecca Hersher and Kelly McEvers A father brought his teenage son back from the capital, and the boy fell ill. The parents blamed an attack by a magical leopard. But it was Ebola.
Play3min 56secOfficials see kinks but no crises as MN Ebola screenings pick upNovember 30, 2014 5:00 PMBy Lorna BensonFive weeks after Minnesota health officials began tracking travelers arriving from Ebola-affected countries, each of the 120 people screened has been deemed low-risk and none has developed Ebola symptoms.