Last Updated: October 2nd, 2014
General Outbreak Information:
Ebola Grand Challenge
CDC Outbreak News
World Health Organization Disease Outbreak News
Questions and Answers on Ebola
CDC's Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Resources Page
CDC's Interim Guidance Regarding Compliance with Select Agent Regulations for Laboratories Handling Patient Specimens
News Commentary:
To Fight Ebola, Create a Health Workforce Reserve Force (Op-Ed, Los Angeles Times
Nations Security Council Resolution is Essential to Preventing the Threat to International Peace and Security Posed by Ebola (The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law)
News from American Society for Microbiology on Ebola:
American Society for Microbiology's Open Access Journal Articles on Ebola
Letter to congress and public on Ebola Responses from American Society for Microbiology
Interim Laboratory Guidelines for Handling/Testing Specimens from Cases or Suspected Cases of Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
The Committee on Laboratory Practices of ASM's Public and Scientific Affairs Board (PSAB) has prepared a document to assist laboratory personnel
U.S. Government Resources (Updated October 2014)
For more information from the U.S. government, see the following websites:
Centers For Disease Control - Monitoring Symptoms & Controlling Movement
We will stop Ebola in West Africa
Whitehouse Blog: Weekly Address, Focused Fight Against Ebola
CDC Press Briefing Transcript and Audio Recording: Update on Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Sept. 2, 2014
Outbreak Response Photos
Ebola Radio Health Messages in Local Languages
Communication Resources
Outbreak Map
Digital Press Kit