Ebola fears infect Louisiana medical conference

Louisiana state health officials told thousands of doctors planning to attend a tropical diseases meeting this weekend in New Orleans to stay away if they have been to certain African countries or have had contact with an Ebola patient in the last 21 days.

Kaci Hickox, Maine nurse defying Ebola quarantine, set for standoff with state

by Robert F. Bukaty

Maine health authorities struggled Thursday to reach a compromise with nurse Kaci Hickox that would require her to keep her distance from other people, in the nation's most closely watched clash between personal freedom and fear of Ebola.

Fighting the Ebola outbreak

The Ebola death toll is likely over 5,000 out of 13,703 cases worldwide, the World Health Organization says, even as cases in Liberia drop. In the U.S., President Barack Obama pledges his support for health workers travelling to Ebola-stricken countries in an effort to quell fears at the state level.

Ebola outbreak: Rate of new cases in Liberia slows, WHO says

The Ebola death toll stands at 4,922 deaths out of 13,703 cases worldwide, the World Health Organization says in noting signs of a slowing outbreak in Liberia.

Regina's Pasqua Hospital closes ER; Ebola plan used

Regina's Pasqua hospital briefly closed its emergency room out of caution on Wednesday when the travel history of a patient with flu-like symptoms was not immediately clear.

Ebola outbreak: 82 monitored in Mali, WHO says

Health workers are monitoring 82 people who had contact with a toddler who died of Ebola in Mali last week, but no new cases of the disease have yet been reported, World Health Organization says.

Amber Vinson, 2nd Texas nurse to contract Ebola, released today

A nurse who fuelled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being infected by her dying patient in Dallas was released Tuesday from a hospital isolation unit, where doctors defended her as a courageous and passionate front-line caregiver.

Kaci Hickox, nurse who complained of quarantine, heading home

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday night revised guidelines for the mandatory, 21-day quarantining of medical workers returning from West Africa that he and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered two days earlier, bringing the state closer in line with federal protocols.

Ebola outbreak: Australia denies visas from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Australia came under fire on Tuesday from health experts and rights advocates after it issued a blanket ban on visas from West African nations affected by the Ebola outbreak, making it the first rich nation to shut its doors to the region.

Ebola outbreak: CDC's new guidelines call for voluntary home quarantine

The Obama administration on Monday recommended voluntary home quarantine for people at the highest risk for Ebola infection but said most health workers returning from West Africa would simply require daily monitoring without isolation.

Ebola quarantine of health workers without symptoms 'a disincentive,' Eric Hoskins says

Putting asymptomatic health-care workers into mandatory quarantine upon their return from Ebola-affected countries is not "good science," Ontario's health minister says.

Ebola outbreak: U.S. travel quarantines could deter health workers

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday night revised guidelines for the mandatory, 21-day quarantining of medical workers returning from West Africa that he and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered two days earlier, bringing the state closer in line with federal protocols.

Ebola vaccine clinical trials in U.S. full of volunteers

Many of volunteers are stepping forward for one of 78 spots in two clinical trials of an experimental Ebola vaccine designed by scientists at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.

Ebola outbreak: Number of people believed infected rises above 10,000

Mauritania has closed its border with Mali after a two-year-old girl with Ebola died of the disease in western Mali near their shared frontier.

Ebola quarantines in U.S.: Are they warranted?

by Daniel Schwartz

News that a doctor in New York was diagnosed with Ebola following his return to the U.S. has prompted a spate of new and mandatory quarantines for people who have had contact with Ebola patients. But some critics say the new measures aren't medically necessary.