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NIH to treat US doctor exposed to Ebola virus

Friday, 17 October 2014, 11:43 Last update: about 11 years ago

The National Institutes of Health is preparing to care for an American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone. Out of what the agency called "an abundance of...

Key question: How did Dallas worker catch Ebola?

Thursday, 16 October 2014, 11:42 Last update: about 11 years ago

That's the big question as U.S. health officials investigate the case of a Dallas health worker who treated an Ebola patient and ended up with the disease herself. These are professionals and...

Ebola training focuses on astronaut-like gear

Wednesday, 15 October 2014, 11:40 Last update: about 11 years ago

The serious-faced physicians practice pulling on bulky white suits and helmets that make them look more like astronauts than doctors preparing to fight a deadly enemy. These training sessions at U.S....

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