HEALTHJul 7 · 08:30 UTCSTAT NEWSIvan Buendia Gayton and Eric D. Perakslis

Opinion: What if this Ebola outbreak can’t be stopped?

The 2014 Ebola outbreak nearly spiraled out of control, with treatment centers overwhelmed and forced to turn away patients. The epidemic subsided due to international cooperation, local adaptations, and luck, not due to mastering the virus.

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