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When Ebola virus resurfaced in West Africa in December 2013, public health officials were hopeful that it could be contained, as it had been in past outbreaks.
But the virus continues to ravage communities in Africa and has now spread to the United States and Europe. The number of new cases in Africa make it likely that there will be more cases in other countries.
We've put together a timeline to track the U.S. response to Ebola. (International coverage by NPR continues at the Goats & Soda blog.) Check back here for the latest developments on Ebola in the United States.
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