Mutant Ebola May Have Caused Explosive Outbreak
Two studies show that Ebola virus mutated early in the West Africa outbreak, becoming much more infectious and thus able to kill more people.
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David Gilkey: What A Funny — And Deeply Caring — Photographer
The NPR staffers who worked with Gilkey pick a favorite photo and share some memories.
A Permanent Fund That Could Help Fight Zika Exists, But It's Empty
Back in 1983, Congress authorized a public health emergency fund. But the pot of money was never very substantial and it hasn't been replenished. The fund now stands at $57,000.
Mysterious Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak Stumps Disease Detectives
There's fever. And unexplained bleeding. Like Ebola. But tests show that the 51 cases in South Sudan are definitely not Ebola.
WHO Aims To Reform Itself But Health Experts Aren't Yet Impressed
The health agency is making changes so it can get boots on the ground if a pandemic strikes. But critics say it hasn't gone far enough.
Ebola Carriers? Why The Virus Keeps Coming Back
A country is declared Ebola-free. Then the virus flares up again. Doctors now know why.
White House Says It Will Cut Ebola Funding To Address Zika
The Obama administration requested $1.9 billion in emergency funds to prepare for Zika, but Congress has yet to respond. Now the White House plans to divert funding intended for Ebola.
Scientists Say It's Time To End 'Parachute Research'
Researchers drop in. They take specimens. And they head home and don't share. That's no way to fight an epidemic. Can they do things differently when it comes to Zika?
Ebola: We May Have Won The Battle But We Haven't Won The War
A health worker who spent a year in West Africa during the epidemic shares lessons from the field. Good things did happen. But a lot went wrong.
Politics And Ebola Are Not Such Strange Bedfellows, Report Says
Issued two years after the first case was confirmed in West Africa, an International Rescue Committee report on lessons from the epidemic stresses the critical role of politics.