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Ebola and Zika: what one can teach us about the other

A health worker is reflected in a mirror as he prepares protective equipment near Rokupa Hospital, Freetown October 6, 2014. More than 4,000 people have died of the viral haemorrhagic fever in West Africa, mostly in Liberia, neighbouring Sierra Leone and Guinea.  Picture taken October 6, 2014. REUTERS/Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via Reuters (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: DISASTER HEALTH) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTR4A0NF

Wendy Woods asks what the Ebola crisis can teach us about Zika. Image: REUTERS/Christopher Black

Wendy Woods
Vice-Chair, Social Impact, Climate and Sustainability; Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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