As Ebola Pingpongs In Liberia, Cases Disappear Into The Jungle

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As Ebola Pingpongs In Liberia, Cases Disappear Into The Jungle

Wed, 2014-11-26 13:04 — mike kraft

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO By Kelly Mcevers Nov. 25, 2014
There's a new phase of Ebola in Liberia. Epidemiologists call it pingponging.

A rural health clinic about five hours outside Monrovia, Liberia. The clinic has a few rooms and no electricity.Kelly McEvers/NPR

Back in March, the disease was found in the rural areas. Then as people came to the capital to seek care, it started growing exponentially there. Now, some sick people are going back to their villages, and the disease has pingponged to the rural areas again.

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