Ebola

Stories about the 2014 Ebola crisis and preventative measures being taken in Massachusetts.

Boston Officials Update Ebola Precautions

The city has seen three to four possible cases of Ebola since the latest outbreak began ravaging West Africa but no confirmed cases.

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Oct 13, 2014

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP)

Boston Patient Not At High Risk For Ebola, Health Officials Say

A man who travels to Liberia is being held in isolation at a Boston hospital after experiencing Ebola like symptoms Sunday but doctors say he is not at high risk...

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06:10Oct 13, 2014

Man Being Evaluated At Beth Israel For Possible Ebola

The patient, who had recently been to Liberia, arrived at a Braintree medical center Sunday afternoon complaining of a headache and muscle aches.

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Oct 12, 2014

Texas Health Worker 2nd In U.S. To Test Positive For Ebola

A health care worker at a Texas hospital who provided care for the Ebola patient who was hospitalized there, and later died, tested positive for Ebola in a preliminary test.

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Oct 12, 2014

Logan Airport Is Ready To Handle Possible Ebola Cases, Officials Say

Officials say Logan has a detailed infectious disease detection and response plan that has been in place for years, and that it's being used as a model for other U.S....

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Oct 8, 2014

Mass. Ebola Survivor Released From Hospital Again

Rick Sacra was admitted to the hospital for observation on Saturday after he came in complaining of a cough and low-grade fever. The CDC on Sunday confirmed his symptoms were...

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Oct 6, 2014

Doctor Cleared Of Ebola Virus Feeling Better

A doctor admitted to a Massachusetts hospital this weekend for an apparent respiratory infection after surviving the Ebola virus was in stable condition and feeling better Sunday.

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Oct 5, 2014

Hospital Monitoring Doctor Cleared Of Ebola Virus

A Massachusetts hospital is awaiting test results on a doctor and missionary who was successfully treated for Ebola he contracted in Africa and now is back in the hospital with...

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Oct 5, 2014

Computational biologist Pardis Sabeti (YouTube)

Why Are These Scientists Singing About Ebola?

A Harvard scientist and her African colleagues create an uplifting song about Ebola that both helps heal their grief over fallen colleagues and serves to educate the public.

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04:21Oct 3, 2014

No Reason Found Yet To Test Any Mass. Patients For Ebola, Officials Say

Still, state health officials are urging hospitals to err on the side of caution when it comes to reporting any patients who could possibly have been exposed to Ebola.

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Oct 3, 2014

A man diagnosed with Ebola this week is being treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. (AP)

Curb Your Hysteria: Talking Rationally To Kids About Ebola Risk

We know, intellectually, that the threat is minor. But, when has intellect played a leading role in the emotionally-driven process of threat assessment? Even so, our children rely on us...

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Oct 2, 2014

Ebola Causing 'Collapse Of The Health Care System' In West Africa, Boston Doctor Says

Boston-based Partners In Health is helping try to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

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04:59Sep 26, 2014

Mass. Doctor Cleared Of Ebola Returns Home

Dr. Rick Sacra, the Holden doctor who contracted Ebola while working on a medical mission in Liberia, returned home this week after three weeks of treatment in Nebraska.

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03:35Sep 26, 2014

Dr. Rick Sacra, an American doctor who contracted the Ebola virus in Africa and his wife Debbie, enjoy a moment of levity during a news conference at the University of Massachusetts Medical School on Sept. 26. (Stephan Savoia/AP)

Massachusetts Doctor Says He Knew Ebola Risk

Dr. Rick Sacra knew what he was getting into when he went to Liberia in early August to treat very ill pregnant women and deliver babies at a time when...

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Sep 26, 2014

Former Ebola patient Dr. Richard Sacra at a news conference just after he was cleared of the virus on Sept. 25, 2014. (Nati Harnik/AP)

Mass. Doctor Who Had Ebola Is Released

Dr. Rick Sacra says federal officials and his medical team at the Nebraska Medical Center have declared him disease-free, 20 days after he arrived back in the U.S. from Liberia.

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Sep 25, 2014

A World Health Organization worker trains nurses on how to use Ebola protective gear in Freetown, Sierra Leone last year. (AP)

'The EbolaCoaster': Boston Prepares Intensively For What-Ifs

Boston prepares intensively for the possibility that a case of Ebola will crop up here, though the risk is low and contagion could be easily contained.

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Sep 24, 2014

Members of Partners in Health work with representatives from Liberia and Sierra Leone via conference call to help combat the Ebola outbreak. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Boston-Based Partners In Health Leaps Into Ebola Crisis

An advance team from Boston-based Partners in Health heads for Ebola-stricken Liberia Monday. They will lay the groundwork for a two-to-three year project that will require over 100 volunteers.

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05:48Sep 15, 2014

Mass. Man Battling Ebola Is Steadily Improving

An American Ebola survivor donated blood to Rick Sacra, who is battling the disease. The transfusions are believed to help because the survivor's blood carries antibodies for the disease.