Ebola

October 9, 2014 6:57 PM

Dayton: Feds should screen for Ebola at MSP

Minnesota does not receive any direct flights from West Africa. Anyone who arrived in the state from that part of the world would have already been screened, in most cases, at least twice.

by Lorna Benson

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October 9, 2014 8:52 AM

Minnesota officials to meet about Ebola response

Health and public safety leaders in Gov. Mark Dayton's administration are meeting Thursday to discuss prevention and response plans.

by The Associated Press

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October 9, 2014 7:37 AM

Fond memories of Ebola victim Eric Duncan, anger over his death

The first person to die of the virus on American soil likely contracted it when he carried a sick pregnant woman into her home.

by Jason Beaubien

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October 8, 2014 10:30 AM

Ebola epidemic: Liberian Americans warned to stay away from homeland

In Minnesota, many people from Liberia know someone in their homeland who has been sickened or killed by Ebola.

by Matt Sepic

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October 8, 2014 10:23 AM

1st Ebola patient diagnosed in the US dies

Officials say 10 people had direct contact with Thomas Eric Duncan while he was contagious.

by The Associated Press

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October 8, 2014 7:28 AM

Why one public health expert thinks airport Ebola screening won't work

"Fever screening can be unobtrusive, but let's not have the false impression that this is a tried-and-true method and it's going to keep Ebola out of the United States," says professor Larry Gostin.

by Anders Kelto

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October 7, 2014 9:43 AM

Nurse in Spain gets Ebola, officials say 'we followed protocol'

The nurse briefly cared for an Ebola patient, a priest who had been in Liberia. Her diagnosis is the first known instance of a transmission of the virus outside of Africa.