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- After Congo Visit, CDC Director Says Ebola Outbreak Could Last a Year
- Ebola Survivors Continue to Suffer Years After Recovery
- Congo Ebola Outbreak Has Claimed Nearly 100 Children's Lives, Cases on the Rise
- Patient Tested for Ebola at Philadelphia Hospital
- Congo Ebola Outbreak Now 2nd Worst in History
- Broad-Range Ebola Drug Shows Promise in Animal Tests
- U.S. Doctor Released From Omaha Hospital After Ebola Monitoring
- Swedish Patient Does Not Have Ebola
- American Doctor Monitored for Ebola Exposure in Nebraska Hospital
- Congo Newborn Survives Ebola Infection
- Congo Ebola Outbreak Now 2nd Largest in History: WHO
- Newborns Infected With Ebola in Congo Outbreak
- Ebola Outbreak Worst in Congo's History
- New Ebola Test Produces Results in Remote Areas
- Congo Ebola Outbreak May be Uncontainable: CDC Director
- Ebola Vaccines Show Lasting Effect
- Congo Ebola Outbreak Not a Global Emergency: WHO
- Resistance From Residents Hampering Efforts to Contain Congo Ebola Outbreak
- 'Very High Risk' That Ebola Will Spread From Congo: WHO
- New Ebola Virus Found in Bats
- Two Ebola Patients Who Received Experimental Treatment Have Recovered: Congo Officials
- Four More Experimental Ebola Treatments Approved for Use in Congo
- Thirteen Confirmed Ebola Cases in Latest Congo Outbreak
- New Ebola Outbreak in Congo
- Woman May Have Passed on Ebola a Year After Recovery
- Ebola Antibodies Show Protection Potential in Animal Studies
- Neurological Fallout From Ebola Infection Worse Than Thought
- Ebola Outbreak in Congo 'Largely Contained,' WHO Says
- WHO 'Cautiously Optimistic' on Curbing Congo Ebola Outbreak
- Congo Ebola Outbreak Death Toll at 27, Vaccination Campaign Begins
- Urban Ebola Case in Congo Has WHO Holding Crisis Meeting
- Congo Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Now at 19
- First Death Confirmed in DRC Ebola Outbreak
- Cataract Surgery on Ebola Survivors Safe for Docs
- Detecting Ebola Before Symptoms Show Up
- Ebola Survivors May Develop Immunity to the Disease
- $6 Million Meant to Fight Ebola Lost to Fraud: Red Cross
- Cataracts Afflict Children Who Survived West Africa Ebola Epidemic
- Two Ebola Vaccines Spur Lasting Immune Response
- No Easy Road Back for Ebola Survivors
- Experimental Drug Shows Promise Against Dangerous Viruses
- Experimental Zika Vaccine Protects Mice Against Virus: Study
- Another Step Toward Ebola Protection
- Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
- Contagious Bacteria Linked to Outbreak in Liberia
- Chimps Can Get Ebola, Too, But Oral Vaccine May Help
- Ebola Epidemic Hero's Death Linked to Continuing Stigma of Virus
- Ebola Blood Test May Help Predict Survival Chances
- Ebola Can Linger in Lungs, Study Finds
- Gun Violence May Be 'Contagious,' Study Suggests
- Some Ebola Infections May Be Symptomless
- Ebola Virus Mutated to Become More Infectious, Scientists Say
- Hurdles Ahead for Zika Vaccine: Experts
- Ebola May Be Present in Semen for Year or More
- Sex, Breast Milk May Have Helped Spread Ebola in Africa
- Ebola May Leave Some Survivors Blind
- Two-Step Ebola Vaccine Strategy Works in Early Trial
- U.S. Moving Money From Ebola Fund to Help Fight Zika
- Scientists Try to Stop Another Deadly Virus
- CDC Zika Summit Details Plans to Fight Mosquito-Borne Illness
- Risk of Getting Ebola From Survivors Seems Low, Study Finds
- Monkey Trial Offers Hope for Future Ebola Treatment for Humans
- 2 Experimental Ebola Vaccines Show Potential
- Ebola May Leave Lasting Neurological Problems
- Scientists Piggyback Experimental HIV Vaccine on Cold Viruses
- Hard Lessons Learned From the Ebola Fight
- Health Highlights: Dec. 30, 2015
- Ebola Survivors Face Complications Months After Treatment, Study Finds
- U.S. Ebola Survivors Suffered Lingering Effects
- Ebola Blood Level May Predict Odds of Death, Study Says
- Each 1-Day Delay in Hospitalization Ups Risk of Ebola Death
- U.K. Nurse With Ebola Improving
- Ebola Doctor: 'You Can't Put Out 99% of a Fire'
- Ebola Persists for Extended Period in Survivors' Semen: Study
- U.K. Nurse With Ebola Critically Ill Again
- Response in Sierra Leone to Ebola Outbreak Saved 40,000 Lives: Study
- Antiviral Drug May Prevent Ebola, Small Study Suggests
- Quick, Paper-Based Ebola Test May Help in Remote Areas
- Effective Ebola Vaccine May Be Here: Health Officials
- Drug Might Fight Ebola-like Marburg Virus
- Inhalable Ebola Vaccine Works in Monkeys
- New Rapid Ebola Test Shows Promise in African Clinics
- Ebola Linked to Rise in Malaria Deaths in Guinea
- Gene Mapping Yields Clues to Recent Ebola Outbreak
- Pregnancy May Conceal Ebola
- 150 People May Have Had Contact With Lassa Fever Victim: CDC
- Potential Ebola Drug Target Identified in Mouse Study
- Ebola Not Mutating Beyond 'Normal' Rate, Scientists Say
- Ebola Survivors May Develop Eye Disease
- Ebola Outbreak May Have Led to Almost 11,000 More Malaria Deaths: Study
- Ebola Treatment Shows Promise in Monkey Study
- Ebola Vaccine Trial Begins in Sierra Leone: CDC
- U.S. Agrees to Help Launch 'African CDC'
- Ebola Virus Evolving, But Isn't Getting Deadlier, Study Says
- Researchers Create One-Dose Ebola Vaccine
- Early Tests of Experimental Ebola Vaccine Show Promise
- More Dangerous Ebola Strain Unlikely, Study Shows
- New Ebola Vaccine Shows Promise in Human Trials
- Ebola May Hit Young Children Hardest, Study Finds
- American With Ebola Now in Critical Condition
- Other Americans in Sierra Leone May Have Been Exposed to New U.S. Ebola Patient: CDC
- Ebola Outbreak Disrupted Routine Medical Care in West Africa
- Experimental Ebola Vaccine Appears Successful in At Least One Case
- Airport Screenings Miss Roughly Half of Sick Travelers: Study
- U.S. Ebola Survivor Dr. Craig Spencer Gives His Side of the Story
- Ebola Transmission Through Cough Possible, But Not Likely: Experts
- Ebola Drug Shows Promise in Monkey Trial
- Ebola Donations Slow to Reach West Africa
- Ebola Vaccine Appears Safe, Triggers Immune Response, U.K. Study Finds
- Ebola Threat Diminishing in West Africa, Officials Say
- U.K. Nurse Recovers From Ebola
- Ebola Virus Gets More Lethal as It Spreads, Study Says
- Genetic Changes to Ebola Virus Challenge Treatment Efforts
- Ebola Epidemic in Liberia Could End by June, Study Predicts
- CDC Lab Worker Has No Sign of Ebola Infection, Agency Says
- U.K. Nurse With Ebola in Critical Condition
- Health Highlights: Jan. 5, 2015
- U.K. Will Review Airport Ebola Checks
- Bats May Have Triggered Ebola Outbreak in West Africa, Study Says
- Health Highlights: Dec. 30, 2014
- Ebola Patient Being Treated in London
- Ebola, Obamacare Top U.S. Health News for 2014
- CDC Monitors Lab Worker for Possible Ebola Exposure
- Early Study Offers Hope for an Ebola Vaccine
- Ebola Survivors Face Critical Problems
- Screening Test Finds Drugs That Show Promise Against Ebola
- Male Ebola Survivors Should Use Condoms for at Least 3 Months, Experts Say
- Officials Designate 35 Ebola Treatment Centers
- ER Visits on the Rise, Study Reports
- Safe, Successful Kidney Dialysis Possible in Ebola Patients
- Trust Is Key to Curbing West Africa Ebola Outbreak, Study Finds
- Doctor With Ebola Dies at Nebraska Hospital
- Trials of Experimental Ebola Therapies to Begin
- Gene Analysis May Help Spot Ebola-Like Illnesses Before Symptoms Appear
- Last U.S. Ebola Patient Leaves NYC Hospital 'Healthy, No Longer Infectious'
- With Western Medicine, Ebola May Have Met Its Match
- NYC Doctor Now Ebola-Free, May Be Discharged Tuesday From Hospital
- CDC Spends $2.7 Million on Ebola Hospital Kits
- Dallas to End Monitoring for Ebola Infections
- NYC Ebola Patient Passing Time in Isolation Playing Banjo: Reports
- Americans' Fears of Ebola May Be Fading, Poll Finds
- Inhaled Ebola Vaccine Protects Monkeys
- NYC Doctor With Ebola Shows Signs of Improvement
- NYC Doctor With Ebola Shows Signs of Improvement
- 4 Steps Could Quell Ebola in West Africa, Researchers Say
- World Bank Pledges $100M More to Fight West Africa's Ebola Outbreak
- Survey Reveals Concerns Over Ebola
- Ebola Outbreak in Liberia May Be Slowing: WHO
- Second Dallas Nurse With Ebola Released From Hospital
- N.Y., N.J. Ease Ebola Quarantines
- CDC Clarifies Treatment Policies for Ebola Workers
- New York City Ebola Patient in Stable Condition
- Nurse Nina Pham Heading Home After Beating Ebola
- Few U.S. Hospitals Ready to Handle Ebola, Survey Finds
- New York, New Jersey to Quarantine All Travelers With Ebola Contacts
- White House Presses N.Y., N.J. to Rethink Ebola Quarantines
- Airborne Transmission of Ebola Highly Unlikely, Experts Say
- Experts Predict 'Catastrophic' Ebola Epidemic in West Africa If Aid Delayed
- NYC Doctor Diagnosed With Ebola
- Klain a Good Pick for Ebola Czar, Experts Say
- Discussing Ebola: Children Feel Safe, Calm When Adults Do, Too
- Ebola Nurse Amber Vinson Now 'Free' of Virus, Family Says
- All People Returning From Ebola-Stricken Countries to Be Tracked
- Passengers From Ebola-Affected Countries Must Land at Designated U.S. Airports
- Ebola Vaccines May Be Deployed in West Africa by January, Officials Say
- Tire Company Sets Standard for Ebola Care in Liberia: CDC
- U.S. Cameraman Treated for Ebola 'Free' of the Virus
- Where Ebola Battles Are Won
- Man Treated for Ebola in Atlanta Now 'Free' of the Virus
- Airport Screening in West Africa Will Curb Ebola's Spread: Study
- CDC Tightens Rules on Caring for Ebola Patients
- Ebola Anxiety: A Bigger Threat Now Than the Virus Itself
- Obama Urges Calm in Ebola Scare, Opposes Travel Ban
- Cruise Ship Passenger Linked to Ebola Back on Shore
- U.S. Preparing Tighter Infection Controls for Ebola Patients: Report
- Ebola or Not? Rapid Test for the Virus Not Here Yet
- Dozens in Dallas Said to Be Free of Ebola Risk
- Obama Appoints 'Ebola Czar'
- WHO Admits Botched Response to Ebola in Africa
- 1st Dallas Nurse With Ebola Headed to NIH Facility in Maryland
- U.S. Health Officials Resist Ban on Travel From West Africa
- Obama Considers Naming an 'Ebola Czar'
- Fear of Ebola Spreading Faster Than Virus in U.S.
- Are U.S. Hospitals Prepared for Ebola?
- Texas Health Care Worker With Ebola Took Commercial Flight on Monday: CDC
- Ebola Nurse From Dallas Transferred to Atlanta Medical Center
- Second Dallas Hospital Worker Has Ebola
- CDC Monitoring 76 Hospital Workers in Dallas for Ebola Exposure
- For Ebola, No New Drugs Riding to the Rescue -- for Now
- Second Health Care Worker in Dallas Tests Positive for Ebola
- Health Officials Reviewing Ebola Treatment Procedures at Dallas Hospital
- U.S. Troops Arrive in Ebola-Ravaged Liberia
- New York's JFK Airport Begins Screening Passengers for Ebola
- Texas Hospital Worker Tests Positive for Ebola
- Obama Considers Tighter Ebola Screening for Travelers From West Africa
- Potential Clue to Ebola Treatments Uncovered, Researchers Say
- Ebola Screening to Start Saturday at JFK Airport in New York
- West African Leaders Plead for More Ebola Aid
- Americans Increasingly Anxious About Ebola: Poll
- Five Major U.S. Airports to Screen Travelers From West Africa for Ebola
- Dallas Ebola Patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, Dies
- Dallas Ebola Patient on Ventilator, Getting Dialysis
- Dallas Ebola Patient Has Died, Hospital Says
- How Do You Get Ebola, Really?
- Ebola-Infected Newsman Arrives at Nebraska Hospital
- Ebola Focus Shrinks to About 50 People in Texas
- What We Don't Know About Ebola
- No New Ebola Infections in Dallas: CDC
- Ebola Patient in Dallas Hospital Takes Turn for Worse: CDC
- About 100 People Being Monitored for Ebola in Texas
- HIV May Have Emerged in Congo in 1920s: Study
- CDC Monitoring Those Who Had Contact With Ebola Patient
- 2nd Possible Ebola Patient Being Monitored in Texas
- Hospital Failed to Isolate Ebola Patient at First
- CDC Confirms First Patient Diagnosed With Ebola in United States
- First Ebola Patient Tests Positive in the U.S.
- American Doctor Exposed to Ebola Admitted to NIH Hospital
- 3rd U.S. Aid Worker Infected With Ebola Released From Hospital
- Ebola Cases Could Reach 1.4 Million in Months, CDC Predicts
- New Ebola Cases Top 700 in Just One Week, Officials Report
- Obama Steps Up Aid to Fight Ebola in West Africa
- U.S. to Lead International Effort to Stop Ebola
- Want to Fight Ebola? CDC to Train Health Workers
- Saving Dr. Brantly: The Inside Story
- American Ebola Patient Gets Appetite Back
- American Ebola Survivor Gives Blood to Infected Health-Care Colleague
- Ebola Patient in Nebraska Is Improving, Doctors Say
- Gates Foundation Gives $50M to Fight Ebola Outbreak in Africa
- 4th U.S. Ebola Patient Airlifted to Atlanta Hospital
- Latest U.S. Ebola Patient Getting Better, Doctors Report
- U.S. Ebola Patient Gets Hospital Visit From Wife, Son
- Novel Ebola Vaccine Shows Potential in Monkey Trial
- U.S. Launches Ebola Vaccine Trial
- Third U.S. Aid Worker Infected With Ebola Arrives in Nebraska
- Third American With Ebola Evacuated to Nebraska
- Ebola Outbreak Still Not Under Control: Officials
- Doctors Working to Save Third American With Ebola
- More Global Help Needed to Fight Ebola Outbreak
- CDC Calls for More Resources to Quell Ebola
- Ebola Outbreak Could Infect 20,000 People, U.N. Says
- Gene Research Yields Insights Into Ebola Virus
- Lack of Protective Gear Leaves Medics at Risk in Ebola Outbreak: Study
- Many Americans Harbor Unfounded Fears About Ebola Outbreak: Survey
- Ebola: A Medical Drama Unfolds
- Both U.S. Health-Care Workers Infected With Ebola Released From Hospital
- 2 U.S. Ebola Patients Released From Hospital
- Drug for Ebola-Like Virus Shows Promise in Monkeys
- U.S. Doctor Infected With Ebola To Be Released From Hospital
- Health Highlights: Aug. 18, 2014
- WHO Urges Screening of Travelers to Contain Ebola Outbreak
- Health Highlights: Aug. 19, 2014
- Scope of Ebola Outbreak May Be Greater Than Statistics Show: WHO
- Full Recovery Possible for 2 U.S. Ebola Patients
- Beware Fake Ebola Treatments on the Internet, FDA Says
- Researchers Unlock Clues to How Ebola Disarms Immune System
- CDC Commits More Than 400 Staffers to Fight Ebola Outbreak
- WHO Experts Give Nod to Using Untested Ebola Drugs
- Ebola Virus: Top Questions From WebMD's Live Event
- First Ebola Vaccine Could Be Less Than a Year Away, Scientist Says
- CDC: Ebola Questions and Answers
- WHO Declares Ebola an International Emergency
- Ebola Vaccine Trials Set to Begin in September
- Ethicists Grapple With Tough Questions Over Release of Ebola Drugs
- WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak a 'Public Health Emergency'
- Fighting Fear, Fatigue on the Front Lines of Ebola
- Fears of U.S. Ebola Outbreak Unwarranted, Experts Say
- CDC Raises Ebola Outbreak Response to Highest Alert Status
- Ebola Virus: How Contagious?
- Ebola Patient Nancy Writebol Making 'Slow Improvement'
- 2nd American Infected With Ebola Arrives in U.S.
- Ebola: Are Treatments, Vaccines on the Horizon?
- 2nd American Ebola Patient Arrives in U.S. for Treatment
- Experimental Serum May Have Been Key to Recovery of 2 Ebola Patients: Reports
- Experimental Ebola Serum Grown in Tobacco Leaves
- American Ebola Patient Kent Brantly Improving
- First U.S. Ebola Patient to Arrive in Atlanta on Saturday
- American Ebola Patients Returning to the U.S.
- Ebola Patient Dr Kent Brantly Arrives in U.S., May Be Improving
- 2nd Ebola Patient To Arrive in United States on Tuesday
- There's No Ebola Cure, But Early Intensive Treatment Boosts Survival
- CDC Issues Travel Warning as West Africa Ebola Outbreak Worsens
- CDC Downplays Ebola's Threat to the United States
- Health Highlights: July 7, 2014
- Health Highlights: April 24, 2014
- As African Ebola Outbreak Spreads, Hopes for Vaccine Remain Years Away
- U.S. Traveler Returning From Africa Has Lassa Fever, CDC Says
- FAQ: The Deadly Ebola Virus
- Experimental Treatment May Help Fight Deadly Ebola Virus
- Experimental Vaccine Shields Monkeys Against Ebola
- New Type of Ebola Virus Discovered
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