Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Economics of Ebola
Before Thomas Eric Duncan died from Ebola last week in Dallas, he’d spent nine days in intensive isolated care at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital at an estimated cost of half a million dollars. The U.S. is facing bigger bills for sending troops to West Africa and implementing airport screenings to fight the disease.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readBefore Thomas Eric Duncan died from Ebola last week in Dallas, he’d spent nine days in intensive isolated care at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital at an estimated cost of half a million dollars. The U.S. is facing bigger bills for sending troops to West Africa and implementing airport screenings to fight the disease. But the biggest economic impact will be felt in West Africa, where Ebola could cost more than $30 billion. We look at the economic tolls of a deadly virus.
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The full episode
1 of 5The Economics of Ebola and the Untold Story of Trapped Chilean Miners - 0:00The Economics of EbolaYou’re reading this
- 8:42Liberia Tourism Takes a Hit From Ebola
- 16:33Clinton Documents Shed New Light on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
- 26:10“Deep Down Dark”
- 42:07Zombies, Infidelity, and Broken TV Ratings