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Stigmatized: Life after Ebola

Gerlind VollmerOctober 24, 2015

Ebola killed 11,300 people in west Africa. The survivors now have to fight prejudice.

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Stigmatized - life after Ebola

The Ebola epidemic that broke out in 2014 killed over 11,000 people in west Africa. Thousands more survived the plague and have been cured, but now face prejudice and other consequences. Many have lost their jobs and become social outcasts.