11.   United Nations medical experts now believe the worst of the Ebola virus outbreak in Zaire is over.

12.   Finalists in the international category included Laurie Garrett of Newsday of Long Island, New York, for her reporting on the Ebola virus outbreak in Zaire.

13.   The World Health Organization predicted Wednesday a surge in the deadly Ebola virus outbreak in the Kikwit area of Zaire over the next few days.

14.   Zairean authorities on Monday set up two information centers for Kinshasa residents to check out rumors spawned by the Ebola virus outbreak.

15.   Newsday of Long Island, New York, was given the prize in explanatory journalism for reports on the Ebola virus outbreak in Zaire.

16.   The Foreign Affairs Department advised Australians on Friday against travelling to Zaire because of the Ebola virus outbreak there.