Ebola

Mission Unaccomplished: Containing Ebola in Africa
A World Health Organization report shows there was not one pivotal blunder that gave Ebola the upper hand, but a series of them that mounted.
The inconsistent response by health officials in monitoring and limiting the movement of health workers has been one of the critical blunders in the Ebola outbreak.
Q&A: Testing for and treating Ebola in Minnesota
A Minnesota man has tested negative for the Ebola virus. State public health officials announced today that they tested the man yesterday, even though he did not meet federal guidelines for Ebola testing. Lorna Benson explains why.
The Survivors: Portraits of Liberians who recovered
The Ebola virus has a 70 percent mortality rate, according to the World Health Organization. However, survivors develop immunity to the strain that sickened them.
UN agency: We botched response to Ebola outbreak
The Ebola outbreak already has killed 4,484 people in West Africa and officials say within two months, there could be 10,000 new cases every week unless more measures to fight the virus are taken.
White House names Ebola czar
Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and a trusted adviser at the Obama White House, is the point man.
Franken: MN needs 'center of excellence' to handle possible Ebola cases
During an interview on The Daily Circuit, Franken said it would be a "hospital within a hospital" to ensure people who are suspected of having Ebola are isolated.
Ebola escalation could trigger major food crisis
U.N agencies and non-governmental organizations are scrambling to scale up efforts to avert widespread hunger.
Nurse Nina Pham to be transferred to NIH for Ebola treatment
The first of two nurses who became infected with Ebola after treating a patient at a Dallas hospital will be moved to a "high-level containment" facility.