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The U.S. Helped Defeat Ebola in 2014. Now, We’re Watching a Crisis Become a Catastrophe

By Gayle E. Smith

How Misinformation Is Making It Almost Impossible to Contain the Ebola Outbreak in DRC

By Sally Hayden

Ebola continues to spread in the DRC. Here's what you need to know

By Jasmine Aguilera , Jamie Ducharme and Tara Law

Man Released From Hospital After Being Found Free of Ebola

By Tara Law
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American Flown to Nebraska Hospital for Ebola Exposure

“This person may have been exposed to the virus but is not ill and is not contagious,” Dr. Cieslak said. “Should any symptoms develop, the Nebraska Medicine/UNMC team is among the most qualified in the world to deal with them.”

By Gina Martinez

Security Concerns Are Threatening the Ebola Response in the DRC. Here's What to Know

The outbreak continues to intensify

By Jamie Ducharme

The World Health Organization Just Declared the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Is Over

But a new finding underscores the need to continue following and monitoring survivors of the disease

By Alexandra Sifferlin

How Community Health Workers Could Save 30 Million Lives By 2030

When Dr. Raj Panjabi talks about starting his nonprofit, Last Mile Health, he describes being motivated by both love and outrage. At nine years old, Panjabi had to flee his home in Liberia to escape...

By TIME Staff

This Ebola Survivor Is Fighting to Protect Others From the Deadly Disease

EBOLA SURVIVOR/DISEASE FIGHTER

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Bats Are the Number-One Carriers of Disease

Understanding where new viruses come from is critical for preventing them from rapidly spreading among humans. When it comes to preventing the next pandemic, a new study suggests that bats may be public enemy number...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

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By The Aspen Institute

Ebola Is Back. Here Are the Challenges Ahead

More than 400 people could be affected by the latest outbreak

By Kate Samuelson

Second Case of Ebola Confirmed in Congo Outbreak

Three people out of the 19 suspected and confirmed cases have died

By Tara John

The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic

On a hyperconnected planet rife with hyperinfectious diseases, experts warn we aren't ready to keep America--and the world--safe from the next pandemic

By Bryan Walsh

'You Can't Bomb Ebola': How Nations Should Respond To the Next Pandemic

The Ebola outbreak of 2014 infected more than 28,000 people in West Africa and killed more than 11,000. It also exposed gaps in the world's ability to respond to epidemics of infectious diseases. Are we...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Liberian Ebola Fighter, a TIME Person of the Year, Dies in Childbirth

Salome Karwah was on the cover of TIME as 2014's Ebola Fighters Person of the Year. She died Feb. 21, a victim of Liberia's broken medical system and the lingering stigma for those who survived the disease.

By Aryn Baker

This New Group Wants to Stop Pandemics Before They Start

The coalition aims to shorten vaccine development time

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Ebola Vaccine Is the First to Block Infection

Researchers report encouraging results from a trial of an Ebola vaccine that is the first to prevent infection from the deadly virus

By Alice Park

Some People Who Get Ebola Don't Show Symptoms: Study

The deadly virus gets even more frightening.

By Alexandra Sifferlin

The 2017 TED Prize Winner Is Raj Panjabi

The doctor and founder of Last Mile Health wins $1 million reward

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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