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The Scorecard That Makes it Easier to Fight Ebola

The tool calculates the severity of an ebola case and could save lives if the epidemic returns.
A Doctors Without Borders health worker carries a child suspected of having Ebola in October 5, 2014 in Paynesville, Liberia. A new scoring system that calculates the severity of an Ebola case could help fight outbreaks and save lives.
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As a scientist collecting data during the Ebola virus outbreak in Sierra Leone in 2015, Mary-Anne Hartley watched doctors agonize about which patients among the hundreds to treat first. “How do you know who will deteriorate the fastest?” says Hartley. “You need an objective measure

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