By Dr. Patricia Campbell
Assistant Provost of Graduate Studies, Research, and Innovation at American Public University System
Ebola is more than a potential endemic; it is a prime example of the importance of viewing “security” much more broadly than traditional definitions, which have focused on power, military might, and defensive and offensive capabilities.
By Glynn Cosker
Editor, In Homeland Security
The current Ebola virus outbreak is the worst on record, devastating sections of West Africa at an alarming rate and affecting other countries including the U.S. and Spain. How much do we know about the history of this contagious deadly virus?
By Glynn Cosker
Editor, In Homeland Security
Sen. Rand Paul took to the airwaves and Twitter this week to give his take on how President Barack Obama was handling the Ebola emergency.
By Glynn Cosker Editor, In Homeland Security The second health care worker diagnosed with the Ebola virus took a…
By Glynn Cosker
Editor, In Homeland Security
Nina Pham is the name of the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital worker who contracted the Ebola virus.
By Brett Daniel Shehadey
Special Contributor for In Homeland Security
In early August an expert panel from the World Health Organization said, “in the particular circumstances of this outbreak [in West Africa], and provided certain conditions are met, it is ethical to offer such unproven interventions as potential treatments or for prevention of infection.”
By Glynn Cosker
Editor, In Homeland Security
In recent weeks, health authorities have vigorously informed the U.S. public that the only way to acquire the Ebola virus is by contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids.
By Anthony S. Mangeri
Faculty, American Military University
On October 8, Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person ever diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
By Samer Koutoubi, MD, PhD
Faculty Member, Public Health at American Public University
Ebola is dominating the news and, for some of us, is an issue in our own communities. Now is not the time to panic, it is the right time to act responsibly.