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Ebola call a hoax

As if to illustrate how seriously the Ebola scare is being taken in Ohio, Columbus Public Health, police and fire units responded in protective gear to a home on the Southeast Side last night, only to discover the caller reporting Ebola symptoms had lied

Ebola: Statehouse reaction

Lawmakers in Columbus and Washington are calling for investigations into how the Ebola outbreak was handled, but at least one Statehouse leader says now is not the time.

Ebola tracing widens

Health officials say a Texas nurse visited a northeast Ohio bridal store days before being diagnosed with Ebola, and they’re asking other people who were there to come forward.

18,000 run, walk, wheel in marathon

A field of 18,000 will snake its way through downtown, German Village, the campus area and other Columbus neighborhoods Sunday in the 35th running of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Marathon & 1/2 Marathon.

Tracking Ebola in Ohio

Staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are joining Ohio health authorities in the Akron suburb of Tallmadge Thursday to trace anyone who may have been in contact with a nurse from Texas who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus after returning from northeast Ohio on Tuesday.

Tighter Ebola precautions

While reminding Ohioans that the risk of contracting the Ebola virus in Ohio is small, the state is issuing additional safety recommendations for care providers and health department officials and responding to the concern of nurses after it was announced that a Texas nurse who tested positive for the virus had visited northeast Ohio.