CDC Around the World: Ebola

CDC Around the World: Ebola

IN THIS MESSAGE:	PHOTO OF THE WEEK The best way to protect Americans from Ebola is to stop the outbreak in West Africa. View full-sized photo
Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Ebola
CDC Ebola Updates
In the News
On the Calendar

Blog of the Week

TOM FRIEDEN: WHAT I'M THANKFUL FOR This Thanksgiving Day, 170 CDC disease detectives, public health experts, and communication specialists will not be home celebrating with loved ones. They’ll be in West Africa, working to contain the Ebola epidemic…read blog CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden

Infographic of the Week

TOP 10 THINGS YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EBOLA View full-sized infographic

Video of the Week

WHO: NEW EBOLA TREATMENT UNIT OPENS IN MONROVIA, LIBERIA  On 31 October, a new Ebola treatment unit opened at the former Ministry of Defence compound, on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. This new unit adds another 200 beds to the almost 500 currently available for Ebola patients in the Liberian capital, which remains the epicentre of the outbreak.  watch video

Story of the Week

CDC's DISEASE DETECTIVES RESPOND TO THE 2014 EBOLA OUTBREAK: KARI Kari was only a few months into her new position as a CDC disease detective assigned to New York City when she helped investigate a mysterious outbreak of soft-tissue infections in the city. She’d been trained as medical doctor; but it was her sleuth training obtained as part of…read story

CDC Ebola Updates

Latest Outbreak Info The World Health Organization has reported15,351 cases of Ebola and 5,459 deaths worldwide…read more Q & A on Ebola Information on the Survivability of the Ebola Virus in Medical Waste Enhanced Airport Entry Screening to Begin for Travelers to the United States from Mali More resources on the CDC Ebola website >>

In the News

Africa Nears Polio Eradication, CDC Says Time magazine November 20, 2014 Measles Still Kills 400 Kids A Day - And It May Be Making A Comeback NPRNovember 18, 2014 Wild polio strain 3 may have been wiped out: US CDC Times of India November 15, 2014

On the Calendar

December 1: World AIDS Day