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Ebola Vaccine Tester Feels A 'Real Satisfaction'

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon.This summer with thousands of people dead and dying from...

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Gear Wars: Whose Ebola Protective Suit Is Better?

In a white tent outside an Ebola treatment ward in Monrovia, Dr. Dan Lucey fondles a surgical glove. He rubs the latex between his thumb and forefinger the way a tailor might caress a piece of fine...

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Producer's Notebook: Coming Home From Monrovia To Confusion And Fear

Salome Karwah, 26, lost both her parents to Ebola. On August 28, she walked out of the same Monrovia treatment center where they had died, a survivor of the virus.And then one month later, she...

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A Doctor's Diary: Encountering Chaos And Kindness In An Ebola Ward

I am an infectious disease (ID) physician at Boston Medical Center, and I serve as the Director of Infection Control at National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory, helping design medical response...

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An Ebola Success Story In Northern Liberia

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We turn now to the Ebola crisis. Three states - New York, New Jersey and Illinois - have imposed a quarantine...

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Controversy Brews Over States' Moves To Quarantine Health Workers

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The weekend, the face of Ebola in America became nurse Kaci Hickox. After treating patients in West Africa,...

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The Red Cross Is Using Text Messaging To Take Down Ebola

"If someone you know is sick with sudden fever, diarrhea or vomiting, you should call 117 for advice.""Healthcare workers who take care of Ebola patients have to wear protective clothes do not be...

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Different Ebola Quarantine Policies Send A Confusing Message

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New Jersey Case Raises Questions About Legality Of Ebola Quarantines

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A History Of Quarantine, From The Black Death To Typhoid Mary

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The word quarantine comes from the Italian derived from quaranta or 40. In the context of disease, it goes...

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CDC Chief Announces New Shift In Ebola Protocols

In the latest tweak to America's plan to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leader Dr. Tom Frieden announced changes to the U.S. response to...

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Medical Journal To Governors: You're Wrong About Ebola Quarantine

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An Ebola Strategy Brings Good News To One Liberian Town

In one corner of Liberia, a community has come together to change the course of the deadly epidemic. New cases have been brought to a standstill. This success shows that it's going to take more than...

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The Case Against Mandatory Ebola Quarantines For Health Workers

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The Obama administration yesterday recommended voluntary home quarantine for people at high risk of Ebola...

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Australia Blocks New Visas From West Africa Over Ebola Outbreak

Australia's immigration agency has ceased processing new visa applications from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, over concerns about the possible spread of the deadly Ebola virus. The country has also...

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Happy Birthday To Google Doodle Honoree Dr. Jonas Salk!

Jonas Salk was born on October 28, 1914 in New York City. Google is celebrating the birth of the man who developed a polio vaccine with a special Google doodle.During the fervor of the current Ebola...

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American Volunteers In Liberia Are Anti-Quarantine

At the Ebola treatment center in Foya, Liberia, there's one thought on every American volunteer's mind: 21 days of isolation.The threat of quarantines for health care workers coming back from West...

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Blood Test For Ebola Doesn't Catch Infection Early

In an ideal world, health care workers returning from West Africa would get a quick blood test to prove they aren't carrying the Ebola virus. A test like that would likely put to rest some of the...

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No Hand-Washing, Spotty Temperature-Taking At Liberia's Airport

Ebola screening for passengers flying out of Monrovia's airport on Monday night wasn't functioning like a well-oiled machine. Parts of it were chaotic and slightly concerning.After 10 days of reporting...

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The Misadventures Of My Anti-Ebola Suitcase

Over the past five years, I've traveled around Africa quite a bit. I've been trained in how to escape from a minefield and what to do if I'm taken hostage. I've been followed by police officers in...

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