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Liberia after Ebola — how human nature affects our response to disease

Catharine Young describes a visit to Liberia, where Ebola may be contained but the public health story has only just begun. Traveling through the streets of Monrovia, Liberia, I...

3 articles on the danger of Ebola paranoia

It’s Halloween — and the only thing scarier than Ebola this week is Ebola paranoia. Should you panic in bowling alleys? How justified is your fear of hospitals? Are mandatory qu...

Skip cable news. A better source of Ebola information

“It all depends on what we do in the next few weeks,” said infectious disease expert and TED Fellow Chikwe Ihekweazu, speaking about Ebola at TEDGlobal on Friday. What happens n...