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The current Ebola crisis has taken the lives of more than 5,000 people so far in six countries, including the U.S., and has sickened thousands more. Global response and containment efforts have produced mixed results. This Forum event, presented in Collaboration with Reuters November 25, 2014, explored the latest news on outbreaks, vaccine testing, treatment trials, hospital preparedness, funding efforts and lessons learned.
Watch the entire series from The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health at www.ForumHSPH.org.
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