Health Care

Roseville Group Helping Liberians Fight Ebola

February 18, 2015 | Steve Milne

Sacramento area relief workers helping to fight the Ebola crisis in West Africa report that Liberian schools are reopening after shutting down six months ago.

Health Care

2 Sacramento Area Patients Test Negative For Ebola

January 30, 2015

California and Sacramento County public health officials say two patients with symptoms consistent with the Ebola virus have tested negative for the disease.

Health Care

Patient Showing Possible Ebola Symptoms At UC Davis Medical Center

January 29, 2015 | Lesley McClurg

UPDATED Jan. 30, 6:50 A.M. A patient at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento is undergoing testing for Ebola. The Medical Center says as of yesterday evening, the patient was in good condition. Test results could take up to 72 hours.

Officials Designate 35 Hospitals For Ebola Care

December 3, 2014

(AP) - Health officials have designated 35 hospitals across the country as Ebola treatment centers.

UC Davis Gets $100 Million Grant For Virus Research

November 21, 2014 | Bob Moffitt

UC Davis has been studying viruses like Ebola for the past five years. Today, the school was awarded a $100million grant to continue researching viruses and how they are transmitted from animals to humans.

State Government

California Looks At Ebola Preparedness

November 18, 2014 | Katie Orr

California lawmakers want to know how prepared the state is for potential Ebola cases.

California Hospitals Prepare For Possible Ebola Cases

October 27, 2014 | Pauline Bartolone

State officials have chosen University of California health care systems as go-to facilities to treat California-based patients diagnosed with the Ebola virus.

Sacramento County Monitoring Two People For Signs Of Ebola

October 23, 2014 | Pauline Bartolone

Sacramento County says it has begun monitoring people in the area who have recently arrived from three West African countries affected by Ebola. Officials say very few people belong in that category.

Health Care

Governor Brown Meets With Health Officials to Prepare for Possible Ebola Case

October 22, 2014

On Tuesday, the Governor met with a group of nurses from the California Nurses Association, which wants to go above and beyond new safety guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control.

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Health Workers Call For More Training On Treating Ebola

October 13, 2014 | Pauline Bartolone

California nurses and public health experts say health care workers should get more training to deal with Ebola.