DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Ebola Outbreak Hits Record Setting Pace With Over 5,000 Cases And Nearly 2,500 Dead
‘The epidemic is far from being under control’
NYTIMES (Jason Horowitz) - Spain’s Leader Rushes to Ceuta After Thousands of Migrants Burst Across Border
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was set to arrive in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in Africa, amid an escalating crisis for his pro-immigration government.
NYTIMES (John Eligon, Zimasa Matiwane and Joao Silva) - Inside the Fight to Rid South Africa of Black Immigrants
As immigration surges in the country, activists are going to extreme lengths to expel foreign nationals, often taking the law into their own hands.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Leland Vittert) - World is 'way behind' on Ebola, former CDC director warns
The Congolese government has confirmed more than 1,000 suspected cases with at least 220 deaths.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Eboloa outbreak spreading faster than measures can contain it, international health aid group says
The outbreak has resulted in over 900 suspected cases and at least 223 deaths so far.
NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Ed Ram) - On the Ground in South Sudan: Why Akobo Faces an Ebola Risk
Hunger and conflict are on the minds of the residents of Akobo, where an outbreak could have devastating consequences.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Ebola outbreak in several African countries causes State Department to issue travel warning
The State Department “strongly” urged U.S. citizens on Tuesday against traveling to several nations impacted by a growing Ebola outbreak. The department advised Americans not to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan and Uganda “for any reason.” Additionally, the department recommended that people “reconsider travel” to Rwanda. #Ebola #CDC #StateDepartment #Congo #SouthSudan #Uganda #Health
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Cases and deaths in Ebola outbreak in Africa rise rapidly, with at least one American infected
Global health experts worry about the potential for the outbreak to cause widespread illness and death in Africa, in part because the cases involve a rare strain that has no approved vaccine or treatment.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - World Health Organization declares Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency
African authorities have attributed 80 deaths to the virus, though only eight of those have been definitely linked, through laboratory testing, to Ebola.
NEWSNATIONNOW (CHINEDU ASADU, Associated Press) - WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
Ebola is highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare, but severe and often fatal.