Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola
Washington (AFP) – A Texas health care worker who treated a man who later died of Ebola has tested positive for the disease in a preliminary test, doctors said Sunday, the second person to be diagnosed...
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DALLAS (AP) — A “breach of protocol” at the hospital where Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan was treated before his death led to the infection of a health care worker with the deadly virus, and other...
View ArticleEbola death rate increases to 70 percent
GENEVA (AP) — The death rate in the Ebola outbreak has risen to 70 percent and there could be up to 10,000 new cases a week in two months, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. WHO assistant...
View ArticleNurses: No Ebola protocol at Texas hospital
DALLAS (AP) — A Liberian Ebola patient was left in an open area of a Dallas emergency room for hours, and the nurses treating him worked for days without proper protective gear and faced constantly...
View Article2nd Texas nurse with Ebola identified
DALLAS – A second nurse who cared for Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan has been diagnosed with the deadly disease — a day after flying from Ohio to Texas, officials said. Amber Joy Vinson, 29, reported...
View ArticleHospital exec apologizes for Ebola errors
View gallery . Dr. Daniel Varga, chief clinical officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. (AP/LM Otero) DALLAS – A top official at the Texas hospital where Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan died...
View ArticleRepublicans push for Ebola travel ban
WASHINGTON — As unsettling news about a second Dallas nurse contracting Ebola unspooled on Wednesday, driving anxiety in the U.S. higher, Republicans increased their calls for restrictions on travel to...
View ArticleObama: Ebola point person ‘may be appropriate’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to select an Ebola “czar” to lead the U.S. response against the disease, President Barack Obama conceded Thursday it “may be appropriate for me to appoint an additional...
View Article2nd Ebola nurse ‘felt funny’ while in Ohio
A Texas nurse who has Ebola indicated she “felt funny” and spent extra time resting during a visit to Ohio in the days before she was diagnosed in Dallas, a CDC official said Friday. Amber Joy Vinson,...
View ArticleCruise ship with monitored health worker returns
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas-based cruise ship carrying a Dallas health care worker who is being monitored for signs of Ebola returned to port early Sunday. The Carnival Magic returned to Galveston,...
View ArticleEbola watch lists in U.S. to shrink, cruise passenger cleared
By Erwin Seba GALVESTON Texas (Reuters) – Some of the dozens of people who are being watched for possible exposure to Ebola in the United States are expected to be cleared on Sunday and Monday,...
View ArticleAmericans more worried about economy than Ebola: Poll
(Reuters) – A new poll on Tuesday showed Ebola ranks well behind the economy, jobs and other issues among America’s top problems, while a law enforcement official warned about Ebola-related scams...
View ArticleNYC doctor tests positive for Ebola
NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor who recently returned to the city after treating Ebola patients in West Africa has tested positive for the virus, city officials said Thursday. He’s the fourth case in the U.S....
View ArticleDoctor becomes NYC’s first Ebola patient
NEW YORK (AP) — A doctor who became New York City’s first Ebola patient was praised for getting treatment immediately upon showing symptoms, and health officials stressed that the nation’s most...
View ArticleTracking Dr. Spencer’s contacts isn’t easy
By Jonathan Allen and Julie Steenhuysen NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – As a New York City doctor tests positive for Ebola after volunteering in West Africa, health officials face the challenge of...
View ArticleWHO: Number of Ebola-linked cases passes 10,000
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 10,000 people have been infected with Ebola, according to figures released Saturday by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread. Of those...
View ArticleWoman isolated in NJ under Ebola rules tests negative
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The first person quarantined under strict new rules in the New York City area for people with a high risk of Ebola tested negative, New Jersey officials said on...
View ArticleFlorida to monitor health of travelers from Ebola-hit countries
(Reuters) – Florida will require 21-day health monitoring of people returning to the state from Ebola-affected countries in Africa, Governor Rick Scott said, even though the state has no airports...
View ArticleN.Y. governor loosens Ebola rules
By Ellen Wulfhorst and Frank McGurty NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday spelled out the specifics of a new policy to quarantine some people returning from Ebola-stricken West...
View ArticleEbola nurse fights quarantine in Maine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Kaci Hickox, a U.S. nurse who has tested negative for Ebola after returning from West Africa, on Wednesday said she would challenge Maine’s restrictions and did not plan to...
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