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Health workers in full protective gear entering an Ebola treatment center in Rwampara, Congo.
World & National News

How Northeastern is helping to try and contain the Ebola outbreak

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by Cyrus Moulton
A nurse dressed in PPE stands next to a person washing their hands while wearing a mask.
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Ebola can be contained, but the effort is just “ramping up”

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by Cyrus Moulton
A person in Kenya receives the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Why has Africa suffered fewer COVID-19 deaths than predicted?

by Ian Thomsen

Herd immunity won’t come anytime soon for COVID-19

by Laura Castañón
In this photo taken Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a healthcare worker from the World Health Organization prepares vaccines to give to front line aid workers, in Mbandaka, Congo. For the first time since the Ebola virus was identified more than 40 years ago, a vaccine has been dispatched to front line health workers in an attempt to combat the epidemic from the onset. AP Photo/Sam Mednick
Health

Northeastern University researchers are working with the World Health Organization to stop the spread of Ebola

by Laura Castañón
Society & Culture

Northeastern University student is a leader in UNICEF fighting to ensure good health and well-being around the globe

by Molly Callahan
Science & Technology

Forecasting infectious diseases can help public health officials fight epidemics. But how accurate can these predictions be?

by Laura Castañón
Health

How long is an Ebola survivor contagious? One case is causing scientists to rethink the answer.

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Why you should care about rare tropical diseases

by Bill Ibelle

Researchers tracking Ebola’s spread win first Aspen Institute Italia Award

by Thea Singer
World & National News

What Ebola and HIV/AIDS can teach us about the Zika virus pandemic

by Thea Singer
Society & Culture

A new tool to follow Ebola news on Twitter

by Greg St. Martin