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Health workers are crucial in stopping the spread of Ebola in West Africa. And with almost 300 dead from the outbreak so far, managing their care has become a priority.
But most Ebola-infected healthcare workers will not be as lucky as Dr. Rick Sacra, or his fellow American Ebola survivors, Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent Brantly.While one would think that healthcare ...
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has taken an unprecedented toll on health care workers, infecting more than 240 and killing more than 120, the World Health Organization says.
The group, which has been fighting Ebola since March and has 3,000 workers in the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, has a better track record than many others.
When Ebola crept across Guinea's porous border and into eastern Sierra Leone, it was the national health workers who responded. By July 2014, Khan's Ebola ward at Kenema Hospital had more than 100 ...
The second health-care worker diagnosed with Ebola had a fever of 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit before boarding a passenger jet on Monday, a day before she reported symptoms of the virus and was tested ...
Why the brutal murder of several Ebola workers may hint at more violence to come September 19, 2014 Moses Tarkulah stands by as colleagues enter the suspected Ebola case ward in Monrovia, Liberia ...
Writebol said it's possible that a colleague who was doing the same job and died of Ebola may have infected her. The World Health Organization reports that 375 health care workers in West Africa ...
Rebels have attacked and killed Ebola response workers in eastern Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Thursday, an alarming development that could cause the waning outbreak to again ...
Amid Ebola fears, an airline seeks passengers of a plane linked to a nurse, and a ship off Belize quarantines a worker linked to a patient’s care.
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is flaring up again. After several attacks on health workers, responders are still struggling to get back into areas where the disease is spreading.
It's been months since a nurse who treated Ebola patients in Africa was quarantined by New Jersey's governor upon arrival at Newark airport. But a legacy of confusion about state travel rules remains.