Bill Frist: A hard look at the Ebola epidemic and barriers to containment

From ONE Wed Sep 17 2014, 14:00:10

I was shocked to learn that the largest previous Ebola outbreak occurred in 1976 in Zaire: 318 confirmed cases and 280 deaths, but the current outbreak in West Africa has exceeded 4,200 cases with 2,200 deaths and growing. According to WHO estimates, 10,000 more lives will be lost before the virus is contained. This is...

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