Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

by Richard Preston

On March 23, the World Health Organization announced that it was, indeed, Ebola: “A rapidly evolving outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in forested areas of southeastern Guinea. As of 22 March, 2014, a total of 49 cases including 29 deaths (case fatality ratio: 59%) had been reported.”