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Crowds gather and cheer during the Bye bye, Au revoir Ebola concert on Dec. 30, 2015 in Conakry, Guinea.

Here's What We Could Be Doing to Stop Pandemics Like Zika and Ebola

Making a vaccine during an outbreak is like getting car insurance during an...

Making a vaccine during an outbreak is like getting car insurance during an accident, says an exec

FILE- In this Sunday, April 13, 2014 file photo, a health official administers a polio vaccine to a child in Kawo Kano, Nigeria. Nigeria has reported the first two cases of polio after more than two years, in an area newly liberated from Islamic extremists who attacked polio vaccinators in the past, the government and the World Health Organization said Thursday. Aug. 11, 2016 (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba, File)

Why the Return of Polio to Nigeria is Such Bad News

They were on the verge of eradicating it completely

They were on the verge of eradicating it completely

Nigeria has announced an emergency mass polio vaccination campaign after two children have been paralysed by the disease in Borno state (file photo)

Nigeria to Roll Out Emergency Polio Vaccinations

After the first cases in two years were discovered in Borno state

After the first cases in two years were discovered in Borno state

Although anthrax is common in the US, the number of human deaths it causes is relatively low thanks to long-lasting veterinary vaccinations

Russia Had a Fatal Anthrax Outbreak. Could It Happen in the U.S.?

Experts say there's little to worry about

Experts say there's little to worry about

5 Mysterious Diseases You Should Know About

Other infections of concern beyond Zika

Other infections of concern beyond Zika

Aedes aegypti mosquitos are seen in a lab at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil on Jan. 26, 2016. The mosquito transmits the Zika virus and is being studied at the institute.

Zika Crisis May Get Worse Before It Gets Better, WHO Chief Says

The mosquito-borne disease has already been reported in 46 countries

The mosquito-borne disease has already been reported in 46 countries

A woman looks on next to a banner as soldiers and municipal health workers take part in cleaning of the streets, gardens and homes as part of the city's efforts to prevent the spread of the Zika virus vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, February 6, 2016.

Pregnant Australian Woman Becomes Country's Third Case of Zika as Virus Spreads

The patient, from Queensland, had traveled outside the country recently

The patient, from Queensland, had traveled outside the country recently