Ebola is not the last major epidemic we will experience in the endless game of chess we are forced to play with the microbial world where we seem destined to always play black and be one move behind. This year has seen the emergence of the deadliest outbreak of ebola the world has ever seen and so far the virus has ravaged parts of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Peter Curson is Professor of Population & Security at the University of Sydney.
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