Ebola Has Gotten So Bad, It’s Normal

Africa isn’t just dealing with an outbreak anymore — and that’s bad news for everyone

Foreign Policy
Jan 16, 2019 · 8 min read
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Photo: Isaac Kasamani/AFP/Getty Images

By Laurie Garrett

Nearly 600 people have contracted Ebola since last August in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, making the ongoing outbreak the second largest in the 43-year history of humanity’s battle with the deadly virus…

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