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West Africa

Dec. 23, 2016

There Is Now an Ebola Vaccine That’s ‘100 Percent’ Effective Against the DiseaseSome actual good 2016 news.

By Jen Kirby
health Jan. 19, 2015

Ebola Outbreak Slows in West Africa, Leaving U.S.-Built Treatment Centers EmptyBut the disease could still make a comeback.

By Margaret Hartmann
ebola Dec. 29, 2014

Health-Care Worker Diagnosed With Ebola in Glasgow She had reportedly just returned from Sierra Leone.

By Jen Kirby
Nov. 12, 2014

More Than 5,160 Dead From Ebola OutbreakStill no end in sight.

By Katie Zavadski
ebola panic Oct. 28, 2014

Why Banning Travel From Ebola-Affected Countries Makes No SenseAustralia has instituted a visa ban for political purposes.

By Joe Coscarelli
capitalism Oct. 14, 2014

Horrible Dudes Selling Ebola.com for $150,000They also own BirdFlu.com.

By Katie Zavadski
very sad and scary things Sept. 17, 2014

More Dispatches on the Ebola Outbreak From West African News OutletsThe virus has closed schools, put an end to handshakes, and caused an online shopping surge.

By Margaret Hartmann
journalism Aug. 10, 2014

How West African News Outlets Are Covering the Ebola Outbreak Dispatches on price-gouging, distracted lawmakers, and Donald Trump.

By Caroline Bankoff
July 31, 2014

You Probably Shouldn’t Travel to Places With Ebola, Says CDCDon’t go. Don’t get Ebola.

By Adam K. Raymond
very sad and scary things July 29, 2014

Could History’s Worst-Ever Ebola Outbreak Spread Outside of West Africa?670 people have already died from the disease.

By Caroline Bankoff