Fighting Ebola: 10 Years Since the West African Epidemic
Fighting Ebola: 10 Years Since the West African Epidemic
The Ebola epidemic that began in West Africa in late 2013 cause more than 11,000 deaths. It was ended through the efforts of local health care workers, such as the one shown, and a massive response by organizations such as Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Dr. Mike Bray, an Army medic in Vietnam and former virus researcher at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, will discuss Ebola virus disease, the history of outbreaks and the progress made in the past 10 years in developing approved vaccines and treatments.
National Museum of Health and Medicine
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM on Sun, 11 Jan 2026
National Museum of Health and Medicine
2500 Linden Lane
Silver Spring,
Maryland
20910
301-319-3300