Despite outbreak, Ebola treatment and vaccine represent resounding scientific success
Monica Villamizar:
In the end, Ebola infected over 28,000 people globally. More than 11,000 died.
But that catastrophe also spawned a wave of scientific collaboration and discovery. Today, as doctors struggle to contain the outbreak in DRC, they are using an unprecedented set of tools, from genomic sequencing to rapid on-spot diagnostic tests, from wildlife biosurveillance to see-through plastic treatment bubbles specially designed to help prevent the spread of the disease.
But the most dramatic change by far is a stunning development. Ebola is now both preventable and curable.
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