Past Contest Entries

A Rumored Case

“In March 2014, Ebola was first found in rural Guinea and spread to rural Liberia. Then by the summer, as people came to Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, to seek care, Ebola started growing exponentially there. By November, sick people were going back to their villages, causing hotspots of the disease in rural areas that had been fine. Epidemiologists call it “ping-ponging.” This story takes listeners on a journey to understand how this happens — and how to stop it.”

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2014

Category:

  • Public Health (large)

Affiliation:

NPR

Reporter:

Kelly McEvers McEvers, Corresopndent (with Rebecca Hersher, Producer; Vikki Valentine, Editor)

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