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Texas Ebola Case Signals Health System Lapse

10/02/2014

The failure of system created to deal with a possible Ebola case was a frightening reminder of the ease with which viruses once confined to certain areas can leap from continent to continent if the simple steps to control them are not...

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10/02/2014

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`The Ebola People`: Liberian Healthcare Workers Shunned

09/30/2014

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Caregivers in Liberia risk fatal infection to comfort the dying and save the sick—yet instead of being celebrated, they face significant public backlash.

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09/30/2014

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Ebola Experts Call for Release of New Treatment

08/06/2014

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Giving the experimental treatment to two infected Americans while Africans die has ignited an ethical controversy.

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08/06/2014

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WHO Declares West Africa Free of Ebola

01/15/2016

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Unlike previous small, contained outbreaks, Ebola ravaged the region for more than two years.

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01/15/2016

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Ebola Reappears in Liberia

11/24/2015

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New Ebola cases in Liberia raise fears that neighboring Sierra Leone, recently declared Ebola free, may suffer similar setbacks in eradicating the disease.

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11/24/2015

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Up to 100 People Monitored in Texas in Connection with Ebola Case

10/02/2014

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Texas health officials stepped up their efforts to fight against any possible Ebola outbreak by increasing the number of people they are monitoring to as many as 100, including most who were secondary contacts of the first diagnosed case of...

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10/02/2014

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