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Ebola crisis: Experimental vaccine ‘shipped to Liberia’

BBC – The first batch of an experimental vaccine against Ebola is on its way to Liberia. The shipment will be the first potentially preventative medicine to reach one of the hardest hit countries. But experts say …

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War against Ebola in West Africa remains a tough fight

USA Today – A snapshot of the Ebola epidemic raging across West Africa shows a wildfire of infections only slightly contained. While cases have been on the decline in Liberia, the outbreak is worsening in neighboring countries, …

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In Ebola fight, private foundations provide critical financial aid

MSN News – The stranded Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers knew just where to call for help: a little-known nonprofit — the CDC Foundation — that received millions of dollars in donations in recent months …

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Family of Texas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan settles with hospital

LA Times – They said the agreement with Texas Health Presbyterian of Dallas and all others involved in treating Duncan, 42, includes a settlement with his parents and four children — ages 12, 18, 19 and 22 …

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In Liberian slum, Ebola quarantine magnifies misery

USA Today – The U.N. World Food Program intensifies food distribution in Liberia to help limit the movement of people and curb the spread of Ebola. Read more

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Ebola slowing in Liberia, W.H.O. says, but international support is still necessary

The New York Times – Three months after declaring West Africa’s Ebola epidemic a global emergency, the World Health Organization said Wednesday that new infections in Liberia, one of the worst affected countries, appeared to be declining. …

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Dallas Ebola nurse Amber Vinson to leave hospital

USA Today – Amber Vinson, one of two Texas nurses who tested positive for Ebola after treating a patient, is free of the virus and will be discharged Tuesday from Emory University Hospital, according to the hospital. …

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CNN’s Isha Sesay is ‘an angry black woman’ over Ebola media coverage

News 24 – “I’m in a place where America has taken this, in my words ‘bizarre’ approach to this public health emergency on our continent and the media in the United States has made it all about …

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5,000 Ebola health care workers needed in West Africa

ABC News – More than 5,000 additional health care workers are needed to fight Ebola in the three most affected countries in West Africa, the president of the World Bank said Tuesday. Read more

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‘My name is not Ebola’: African children bullied at school

NY Post – A Bronx man says he brought his two sons to America from Senegal so they could get a good education — but their classmates doled out brutal lessons in bullying and fear-mongering, shouting at …

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Pentagon builds units to transport Ebola patients

USA Today – As more U.S. troops head to West Africa, the Pentagon is developing portable isolation units that can carry up to 12 Ebola patients for transport on military planes. Read more

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Woman suffers racist ‘Ebola’ attack in Rome

The Loacl – A Guinean woman has been attacked on a Rome bus and accused of having the deadly Ebola disease, which has recently hit West Africa, Italian media reported. Read more

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Ebola death toll tops 4,900 out of more than 10,000 cases: WHO

MSN News – The death toll from the Ebola epidemic rose to 4,922 out of 10,141 known cases in eight countries through Oct. 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. Read more

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Trump hits Twitter to blame Obama for Ebola in NYC

USA Today – Real estate mogul Donald Trump is in the center of another Twitter scuffle, this one involving the recent diagnosis of the Ebola virus with a doctor in New York City. Read more

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Family: Dallas nurse Amber Vinson free of Ebola virus

ABC News – “We all know that further treatment will be necessary as Amber continues to regain strength, but these latest developments have truly answered prayers and bring our family one step closer to reuniting with her …

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