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Getting a country ready for an Ebola epidemic -- even an unlikely one -- isn't cheap. Here's what it costs to be prepared for Ebola in the U.S.

West Africa feels “abandoned” by the African Union, which legislators say has not delivered on promises to send help to Ebola-stricken countries.

The suspicion that health workers and travelers from West Africa face is not unlike the stigma endured by AIDS patients in the 1980s.

Genetic research into the effects of the Ebola virus on mice could help the development of vaccines.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says the decision to require 21-day quarantine periods for troops returning from West Africa was "science-oriented."

Nurse Kaci Hickox defied an Ebola quarantine, further fueling the debate about her actions.

Are you a health care worker who has been to West Africa or treated Ebola patients in the past 21 days? Louisiana says stay away.

The virus, which has a 40 percent death rate, has been recorded in 786 people in Saudi Arabia, of whom 334 have died.

In Connecticut, a father has sued a local school district for refusing to allow his daughter into class over Ebola concerns.

Kaci Hickox, deemed "selfish" by some Twitter users, might file a lawsuit if she's forced to stay isolated due to Ebola fear.

Hagel approved a strict, 21-day quarantine-like monitoring period for all U.S. troops returning from the Ebola relief mission in West Africa, the Pentagon said.

Texas health officials met the unidentified nurse after she landed at Austin-Bergstrom Airport.

“She doesn’t want to agree to continue to be confined to a residence beyond the two days,” Kaci Hickox's lawyer reportedly said.

Fifty of the Ebola vaccine trial's volunteers will travel to West Africa to provide support to regions most affected.

Kylie Jenner became the subject of lip injection rumors again after she tweeted for people to stop talking about her pout.

"As a precautionary measure, Nutek believed it was a prudent decision to withdraw all its baby wipe products," the company said.

"This disease can be contained," the president said in a brief speech to reassure the public that Ebola will not become a major health threat.

President Obama faces criticism for his administration's policy on Ebola quarantines.

A majority of Americans are confident that the U.S. government could stop an Ebola epidemic in America, new polling shows.

The Ebola outbreak has climbed exponentially since last year, but it all started in a small town in southern Guinea.

Amber Vinson and Nina Pham contracted Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.