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Daily Video December 30 2015

Finally Ebola-free, officials say Guinea not safe yet
Two years after the Ebola outbreak began in Guinea, authorities there announced that the virus that sickened more than 28,000 people and killed an estimated 11,000 in the affected region of West Africa appears to be gone.
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Daily Video July 09 2015

Scientists test new Ebola vaccine under tough conditions
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Months after the end of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, scientists are cr…
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Daily Video June 12 2015

How prediction can help prevent the next Ebola crisis
The worst of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has passed, but cases of the deadly disease still persist, making it urgently important for scientists to predict where the disease may next flare up.
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Daily Video June 08 2015

Doctors need cheaper, faster ways to detect Ebola virus
Scientists are racing to find a way to quickly diagnose patients with Ebola, the virus that killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa during a recent outbreak.
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Daily Video June 05 2015

Which animal started the Ebola outbreak?
Scientists have located Ebola antibodies in several types of fruit bat, making it a chief suspect, but there has not been conclusive evidence.
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Daily Video March 30 2015

Scientists develop Ebola-fighting robots
As the Ebola outbreak in Africa hits its one-year anniversary mark, researchers are exploring ways robots could help health care workers care for people who get sick.
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Student Voices November 21 2014

“Liberians are not a virus” - fighting Ebola stigma
"Ebola does not look for a specific group of people to prey on."
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Lesson Plan October 27 2014

Ebola outbreak lesson plan update: October 27th, 2014
By Katie Gould, PBS NewsHour Teacher Resource Producer As the Ebola outbreak continues spread, …
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Post October 22 2014

Ebola 101 for the classroom – Q & A
  With the recent outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa and the confirmed case of Ebola …
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Post October 16 2014

Do Now: How can we help fight the Ebola outbreak?
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