Reuters: Ebola highlights slow progress in war on tropical diseases
“Some of the world’s most gruesome diseases are finally getting a bit of attention. The worst-ever Ebola outbreak, which has already killed at least 2,296 people in West Africa, has triggered a scramble to develop the first drug or vaccine for a deadly disease that was discovered nearly 40 years ago in the forests of Central Africa…” (Hirschler, 9/11).