2015-04-24 Sierra Leone Dog Population Rising Because of Ebola Crisis
The Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone has led to growing concern about another disease: rabies from wild dogs. Many owners…
2015-01-20 US Officials Report Progress in Fighting Ebola
American health officials are reporting progress against the disease Ebola in West Africa. Tom Frieden is head of the Centers…
2014-12-23 Ebola Is Top Health Story for 2014
If asked, “What was the most important health story of 2014?” there would be little debate. Ebola has killed more…
2014-10-28 Countries Struggle with Ebola Travel Ban
Countries around the world are struggling to limit the spread of Ebola while protecting human rights. To help them, the…
2014-10-01 US Troops Help to Fight Ebola in Liberia
In recent weeks, many world leaders have called for immediate action against the Ebola virus in West Africa. The United…
2014-10-01 First Ebola Case Reported in U.S.
Ebola has arrived in the United States. But the arrival was not on a flight specially designed to deal with…
2014-09-11 Ebola Fears Affect Asian Rice Export
The growing number of Ebola cases in Africa is having an effect on farmers, exporters and shipping companies in Asia.…
2014-08-30 Conflicts, Ebola Put More Demands on UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF – says August has been its busiest month for emergency airlifts in the…
2014-08-20 Red Cross Chief Says Ebola Can Be Defeated
The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is hopeful that the spread of the…
2014-08-18 Ebola Kills More Than Humans
The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,000 people in West Africa. But it also threatens wildlife, like the severely…
2014-08-12 WHO Says Experimental Drugs Ethical for Ebola Patients
Officials in Liberia say they expect to receive an experimental drug from a U.S. company to treat Ebola patients. The…
2014-08-05 Experimental Serum Used to Treat Ebola Patients
Two Americans infected with the Ebola virus seem to be improving after they were treated with an experimental serum produced…
2014-07-30 Liberia Closes Most Borders to Contain Ebola
Last weekend, the president of Liberia announced measures to try to contain the Ebola virus. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said…
2014-07-29 US Medical Workers in Liberia Infected with Ebola
Second American in Liberia Gets Ebola An aid group reported this week that Ebola has infected a second American medical…
2014-07-27 UN Agency Warns of Link Between Ebola and Bats
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is warning people in West African countries about a link between eating wildlife…