quarantine

U.S. may impose tougher curbs to contain bird flu in Arkansas

U.S. authorities are considering imposing tougher restrictions in Arkansas to contain a virulent str...

Mar 16, 2015 05:17 AM EDT

Liberia rights commission calls for compensation for Ebola quarantine shooting

Liberia's human rights commission has called on the government to pay compensation to the family of ...

Nov 08, 2014 10:45 PM EST

Judge rejects strict limits on U.S. nurse who treated Ebola patients

Declaring Ebola fears in the United States "not entirely rational," a judge rejected Maine's bid for...

Oct 31, 2014 05:51 PM EDT

Nurse defies Ebola quarantine with bike ride; negotiations fail

A nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone but has tested negative for the virus went for a ...

Oct 31, 2014 09:38 AM EDT

Maine nurse fights Ebola quarantine, says will not be bullied

Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift ...

Oct 30, 2014 07:04 AM EDT

Two U.S. states to quarantine health workers returning from Ebola zones

New York and New Jersey will automatically quarantine medical workers returning from Ebola-hit West ...

Oct 25, 2014 12:32 AM EDT

Using military and new protocols, U.S. ramps up Ebola response

The United States is issuing new protocols for health workers treating Ebola patients and a rapid-re...

Oct 20, 2014 08:14 PM EDT