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West Africa: How Ebola Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives
allAfrica, 19 October 2014
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How Ebola Could Save Thousands of U.S. Lives
If media coverage of the three Ebola cases in the United States - some of it calling attention to the far greater danger of influenza - causes more people to ask their doctors about a flu shot, Ebola could end up saving many lives.
Volunteers in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea work with the Red Cross to prevent and treat Ebola cases. Fears of Ebola in the United States could compromise their efforts.
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