By the Numbers: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
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It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.

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It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
It took eight months during the 2014 Ebola epidemic for the death toll to hit 1,000. This year, it reached that toll in just over two months.
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