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Ebola Crisis Grows in West Africa; Leaves More Than 500 Dead

07/14/2014

Ebola, a hemorrhagic fever that can cause its victims to bleed from the ears and nose, had never before been seen in this part of West Africa where medical clinics are few and far between.

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07/14/2014

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Liberia Cautiously Marks End of Ebola After 4,700 Deaths

05/09/2015

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Saturday marks 42 days since Liberia's last Ebola case — the benchmark used to declare the outbreak over because it represents two incubation periods of 21 days for new cases to emerge

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05/09/2015

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Ebola Recedes, But African Countries Remain Vulnerable

03/03/2015

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Impoverished countries like Chad know the only way to stay Ebola-free is to keep any infected people out.

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03/03/2015

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Tide Turning in Ebola Fight After Hard Lessons

01/24/2015

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Maria Cheng ;

Krista M. Torralva ;

Nearly every agency and government stumbled in its response to Ebola, now expected to cost the three most-affected countries at least $1.6 billion in lost economic growth in 2015.

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01/24/2015

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Ebola Clinics Fill Up as Liberia Awaits Aid

09/27/2014

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Ambulance sirens blare through standstill traffic in Monrovia, though often there is nowhere to take the sick except to so-called "holding centers" where they await a bed.

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09/27/2014

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Ebola Victim Flew Through Four Countries Before Dying

07/29/2014

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Health workers are scrambling to trace those who may have been exposed, including flight attendants and other passengers.

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07/29/2014

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