Ebola

November 6, 2014 12:28 PM

Facebook launches Ebola charity donation button

The groups are the International Medical Corps, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Save the Children.

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2014 2:40 PM

MN health officials monitoring 48 travelers as Ebola precaution

The monitoring does not mean people have Ebola, but officials said it was important to keep tabs on those travelers and respond quickly should any symptoms develop.

by MPR News Staff

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November 4, 2014 6:15 AM

Ebola's toll forces Minnesotan's family out of Sierra Leone

Peter Andersen and his family left Sierra Leone for Minnesota in October. Today, they emerged from a three-week incubation period with no signs of Ebola.

by Annie Baxter

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November 3, 2014 8:05 AM

Ebola's ravages extend to an inability to touch, comfort loved ones

Cruel scenes play out in West Africa as caregivers weigh self-preservation against the basic human desire to hold an ailing loved one.

by Diane Cole

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November 1, 2014 9:00 AM

Virus sleuths chip away at Ebola mysteries

Big questions have bedeviled virus hunters for 38 years: Why do people differ in their response to Ebola? Is it becoming more or less dangerous?

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October 31, 2014 1:00 PM

Judge rejects Ebola quarantine for nurse

Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere ruled Kaci Hickox must continue daily monitoring and coordinate travel with state health officials to ensure continuity of monitoring.

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October 31, 2014 10:06 AM

The ethics of Ebola quarantines

Bioethicist Jeff Kahn joins The Daily Circuit to talk about what policymakers are considering when confronted with citizens who have been near Ebola patients.

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October 31, 2014 6:19 AM

Ebola researchers banned from medical meeting in New Orleans

Louisiana health officials say that anyone who's been in an Ebola-affected country over the last three weeks will be quarantined in their hotel rooms.

by Jason Beaubien

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October 31, 2014 4:12 AM

Awful moments in quarantine history

The idea of putting a possibly sick person in quarantine goes back to the ancient texts.

by Eleanor Klibanoff

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October 30, 2014 2:05 PM

Ebola showdown: Maine nurse goes for a bike ride, trailed by police

Kaci Hickox and her boyfriend stepped out of their home Thursday morning and rode away. Police couldn't detain her without a court order signed by a judge.

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