28 min listen
How Deadly Is Ebola?
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2014
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Podcast episode
Description
Media reports are suggesting that as many as 12,000 people may have Ebola in West Africa, but experts tell More or Less that's not the case. It's also said that Ebola kills up to 90% of victims, but while that's true of one outbreak, the death rate in other Ebola outbreaks has varied widely.
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander
Released:
Aug 29, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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