EBOLA

EBOLA

How A Virus Outsmarted the World
Ebola managed to exploit all the weak links in the global health system—bureaucratic delays, weak health systems and cultural practices that speeded the spread of the virus, and early miscalculations by some of the most practiced health officials—to bring us to this point.

“Their imaginations were unequal to the virulence of the pathogen,” write the authors (Lena H. Sun, Brady Dennis, Lenny Bernstein and Joel Achenbach) in this detailed history of all the politics and on-the-ground missteps and heroism alike. They trace the perfect storm that helped Ebola seize control over West Africa, becoming “a scene out of Dante,” in the words of CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD.

It’s impressive and thorough journalism, including a gripping and detailed narrative, poignant photos by Michel du Cille, and an infographic of stages the fever. The Washington Post team should be commended.
** Washington Post (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=bb12da9ea3&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Ebola Victim’s Journey From Liberian War to Fight for Life in US – ** The New York Times (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=95588350fc&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Ebola crisis in Liberia: The orphans of Monrovia's 'hotel' tent – ** The Independent (UK) (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=1e990450d1&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Ebola, a disease that ‘doesn’t forgive’: Doctors Without Borders train to beat it – ** BizNews.com (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=b2d1af5f6b&e=9c1fcebfa3)


Related: Outbreak of Ebola-like Marburg fever kills man in Uganda – ** Reuters UK (http://jhsph.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0a43ad874dbe00d8f0545cfef&id=e54807b435&e=9c1fcebfa3)