Health Literacy and Reading and Writing CoP colleagues,
Here's a link to a recent, plain English article on the Ebola virus. The Times in Plain English is not affiliated with the New York Times. It is a free online publication for immigrants and others who want to improve their reading skills in English while keeping up on U.S. and world news, and draws information from several other publications.
http://www.thetimesinplainenglish.com/wp/ebola-virus-shaking-the-world/
David J. Rosen