NewsBeat SocialTopic: Ebola Outbreak
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UN Reports Ebola Death Toll Pushes 7,000
12/03/14 2:16 PM PST
Since first being reported in March, the Ebola virus has infected more than 16,000 people and taken the lives of nearly 7,000. Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone remain the countries hardest-hit by the deadly disease
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NIAID Director Urges West African Health Infrastructure Investment
12/02/14 1:53 PM PST
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Health National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, urges the international community to invest in West Africa's health infrastructure
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Ebola Burial Workers Dump Bodies in Wage Protest
11/26/14 3:53 PM PST
Burial workers in Sierra Leone dump 15 bodies in protest of late payment of 'hazard pay'
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Robbers Steal Ebola-Infected Blood Samples in Guinea
11/25/14 3:55 PM PST
A cooler with blood samples infected with Ebola was stolen from a Red Cross courier in a shared taxi on November 19th in Guinea while en route to a test center
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NIAID Director Calls Probability of Ebola Outbreak in U.S. 'Low'
11/25/14 12:14 PM PST
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Health National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, says the American public overstates the low risk and probability of an Ebola virus outbreak in the United States
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Philippine Health Official Criticized for Breaching Peacekeepers' Ebola Quarantine
11/25/14 10:04 AM PST
A Philippine official has drawn the ire of doctors and the public for making a personal visit to quarantine island to check up on peacekeepers from Liberia who are temporarily being held in isolation
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70% of Ebola Patients Contracted Virus from Bodies of Deceased
11/24/14 5:50 PM PST
NGOs are working with local community leaders to adapt burial practices in the West African nations affected by the Ebola Virus Disease epidemic
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Health Experts Urge Long-Term Ebola Recovery
11/24/14 11:00 AM PST
Leaders of healthcare NGOs addressing the ebola virus epidemic in West Africa urged members of Congress to ensure sustained response to help rebuild the healthcare systems of affected countries
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Community Outreach Key to Ebola Containment
11/20/14 12:25 PM PST
Health workers from West Africa told Congress that simple medical treatment is the best way to help Ebola patients survive
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Cuban Doctor Infected with Ebola En Route to Geneva for Treatment
11/20/14 10:27 AM PST
Felix Baez, the first Cuban doctor to contract Ebola in West Africa, is being evacuated from Sierra Leone to Switzerland to be treated
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Indian Man Quarantined Over Fears of Spreading Ebola Through Intercourse
11/19/14 4:32 PM PST
The Ebola virus can be present in semen for up to 90 days after being cured, and can spread through intercourse, prompting the quarantine of Indian resident
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American Doctor Working in Sierra Leone Tests Positive for Ebola
11/14/14 4:29 PM PST
Dr. Martin Salia was reportedly working as a general surgeon in Sierra Leone when he contracted the Ebola virus. On November 15th, he is expected to arrive at the Nebraska Medical Center to begin treatment