The Ongoing Ebola Crisis: A Global Health Emergency The Ebola outbreak continues to unfold in West Africa, with a new case emerging as hopes for containment were rising.
The number of confirmed cases is roughly 10 times higher than at this point during the previous outbreak in 2014 2016.
Nancy Writebol, a US missionary who has tested positive for Ebola, joins nearly 2,000 others who have contracted the virus since its emergence in Guinea six months ago.