US Bots Flagged Ebola Before Outbreak Announced by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is focusing a spotlight on an online tool run by experts in Boston that flagged a “mystery hemorrhagic fever” in forested areas of southeastern Guinea nine days before the World Health Organization formally announced the epidemic.

Published: August 9, 2014 at 12:00AM

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