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An ambulance transporting an Ebola patient drives to the entrance of a treatment centre outside Freetown, Sierra Leone.

An American aid worker with Ebola receives speedy care, while a Sierra Leonean colleague is 'left behind'

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An African health care professional didn't get the same care as his American colleague when he contracted Ebola at a Partners in Health-supported treatment facilities in Sierra Leone.

An American aid worker with Ebola receives speedy care, while a Sierra Leonean colleague is 'left behind'
Nurse Donna Riccardi administers a shot of Influenze virus vaccine to patient Deanna Joa at the New York Downtown Hospital in New York on January 10, 2013.

The CDC says there's a flu epidemic raging in America

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The CDC says there's a flu epidemic raging in America
A Chinese doctor checks the temperature of a passenger on a flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai during the SARS outbreak in 2003. There are now fears that Ebola could spread via travel from West Africa to the rest of the world.

Put away the plastic sheets and duct tape — there's no Ebola outbreak coming to the US

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Put away the plastic sheets and duct tape — there's no Ebola outbreak coming to the US