/tags/ebola Ebola en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:47:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-12-06/idris-elba-plays-a-soccer-coach-out-to-crush-ebola-in-new-ad-campaign The British actor and a group of African soccer stars have teamed up with the CDC in a new public health campaign. The message: Ebola "is not an ordinary game. This is life or death." Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:47:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-12-06/idris-elba-plays-a-soccer-coach-out-to-crush-ebola-in-new-ad-campaign Jason Beaubien /npr-news/2014-10-28/an-ebola-strategy-brings-good-news-to-one-liberian-town The town of Foya has had no new cases in a month. Credit goes to a care center and an ongoing effort to calm fears and allow family members to communicate with patients — and view the dead. Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:39:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-28/an-ebola-strategy-brings-good-news-to-one-liberian-town Jon Hamilton /npr-news/2014-10-27/new-yorks-disease-detectives-hit-the-street-in-search-of-ebola When a New York City doctor was diagnosed with Ebola, the epidemiologists knew just what to do: search the city for potential contacts.It's a gig they perform daily with far more contagious diseases. Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-27/new-yorks-disease-detectives-hit-the-street-in-search-of-ebola Fred Mogul /health/2014-10-27/csu-lab-tapped-to-help-develop-ebola-vaccine The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $2 million contract to Colorado State University’s Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Academic Resource… Mon, 27 Oct 2014 19:30:00 GMT /health/2014-10-27/csu-lab-tapped-to-help-develop-ebola-vaccine Erin O'Toole /2014-10-25/producers-notebook-coming-home-from-monrovia-to-confusion-and-fear As Liberians fight Ebola, Americans struggle with fear of the disease. Sat, 25 Oct 2014 21:05:00 GMT /2014-10-25/producers-notebook-coming-home-from-monrovia-to-confusion-and-fear Rebecca Hersher /2014-10-24/was-cdc-too-quick-to-blame-dallas-nurses-in-care-of-ebola-patient It was initially implied that nurses made many of the errors in the handling of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan. Further scrutiny shows they were not at fault. Fri, 24 Oct 2014 22:35:00 GMT /2014-10-24/was-cdc-too-quick-to-blame-dallas-nurses-in-care-of-ebola-patient Wade Goodwyn /npr-news/2014-10-24/for-hospitals-doing-more-on-ebola-may-mean-less-elsewhere The majority of hospitals are training their staff to care for Ebola patients, a survey finds. But infection control specialists say that can mean losing the capacity to handle more common infections. Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:20:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-24/for-hospitals-doing-more-on-ebola-may-mean-less-elsewhere Alison Bruzek /2014-10-24/book-news-lily-king-roz-chast-and-kate-samworth-win-inaugural-kirkus-prize Earning honors for fiction, nonfiction and young children's literature, respectively, the writers are the first to win the award. Also: The Bronx's bookstore returns, while the U.K. shows off doodles. Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:02:00 GMT /2014-10-24/book-news-lily-king-roz-chast-and-kate-samworth-win-inaugural-kirkus-prize Colin Dwyer /npr-news/2014-10-23/fda-cracks-down-on-fake-ebola-cures-sold-online The Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to companies marketing products claimed to be cures for Ebola. One firm says it will drop such claims — but it's still selling the product. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:22:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-23/fda-cracks-down-on-fake-ebola-cures-sold-online Lauren Silverman /2014-10-23/what-to-do-when-the-cdc-orders-you-to-check-for-ebola-symptoms So you're just back from West Africa and the CDC says you've got to monitor yourself for signs of Ebola for the next 21 days. And they give you your very own thermometer. Here's how you'll do it. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:53:00 GMT /2014-10-23/what-to-do-when-the-cdc-orders-you-to-check-for-ebola-symptoms Nancy Shute