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Angry mobs that targeted health workers. A single funeral that infected 365 people. No isolation wards in Liberia. These are some of the striking points in WHO's new analysis.
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Even veteran health care workers are shaken by Ebola's toll. "I've certified the deaths of more patients than in my last two decades," says Dr. Joe Selanikio, an American working in Sierra Leone.
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It's been tough to design tests because some people object to the idea that a comparison group won't receive the vaccine. But plans are moving ahead.
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A handful of ecologists knew for years that West Africa was at risk for an Ebola outbreak. Now they're figuring out where else in the world the virus could be hiding. Many signs point to Asia.
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In the year just past the world saw tragic epidemics (and we don't just mean Ebola), millions of Americans gaining health insurance, a silly campaign for…
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The fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in West Africa dominated health news headlines in 2014. As the disease ravaged countries with few health care resources,…
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1.5 million children are out of school in Liberia. It's possible kids may not return to class until spring.
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By Joshua Cohen, Tufts University Thanks in part to the Ebola crisis, neglected diseases have grabbed the world’s attention. These diseases predominantly…
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The World Health Organization has added nearly 400 more deaths from the current outbreak since its last report earlier this week.
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"We run the risk of going from hysteria to a sense of indifference," says the now-recovered physician. "And I think that is even more dangerous than our fear."