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Infectious Diseases
February 14, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
RFK Jr. Just Kneecapped the CDC on His First Day
The purging of federal workers continues.
December 21, 2022
MagazineBen Ehrenreich
Covid Stumped Even the Best Writer of Science Mysteries
In David Quammen’s books, intrepid scientists hunt down viruses and avert crises. The story of Covid-19 offers no such resolution.
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August 8, 2019
Katharine Walter
Ebola Outbreaks Are About Inequality
The deadly disease is a security threat only because it's neglected as a social justice issue.
August 6, 2014
Malcolm Gladwell
The First American Ebola Outbreak
The unscientific origins of our obsession with viruses
August 21, 2009
Bruce Katz
21st Century Governing with 18th Century Tools

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