The Ebola Crisis: News Updates -- October 9, 2014

CDC Chief: Ebola Is Worst Outbreak Since AIDS -- Time

A top U.S. health official says Ebola is the biggest world health crisis since HIV/AIDS.

Dr. Thomas Frieden spoke Thursday at World Bank headquarters in Washington during a meeting on the Ebola outbreak that has crippled three West African nations and has been detected in several other countries.

Frieden, who leads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, predicted the fight to wipe out the disease will be a long one because the virus keeps changing. He said the only outbreak he has seen resembling the current one is AIDS, and he added that the world community must work hard so this is not the next AIDS.

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The Ebola Crisis: News Updates -- October 9, 2014

Ebola Cases Surpass 8,000 -- Time
'Ebola is the next AIDS': CDC chief warns of global health catastrophe as leaders of West African countries plead for help at crisis talks in DC -- Daily Mail
Ebola compared to Aids epidemic by top American health official -- The Telegraph
CDC: Ebola could be 'the world's next AIDS' -- The Hill
African leaders call for urgent action from donors on Ebola -- Reuters
Aid groups rally to fight Ebola in Africa -- USA Today
Ebola fight in Liberia ramps up as U.S. sends marines -- CBC/AP
Newly Vigilant, U.S. Will Screen Fliers for Ebola -- NYT
Fears grow in United States over Ebola's spread outside West Africa -- Reuters
Lawmakers want U.S. to bar entry of West Africans over Ebola fears -- Reuters
New Jersey Customs Agent: We're Not Prepared for Ebola -- Breitbart
HHS secretary: There may be other cases of Ebola in the U.S. -- Washington Examiner
US Military Aircraft Arrive in Liberia -- ABC News/AP
Military picks up pace in Ebola fight in Liberia -- Stars and Stripes
Training changes as US troops head to West Africa -- Chicago Sun Times
Ebola: The kind of enemy the US military excels at fighting -- Dan Murphy, CSM
U.S. Marine Drill focuses on pandemic preparation -- JD News
U.S. commander warns of Ebola threat at Mexican border -- Washington Times
Thomas Eric Duncan's last words -- CNN
Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong -- Barbie Latza Nadeau, Daily Beast
Ebola Q and A: Here's what you need to know -- Jen Christensen, CNN