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Patrick Sawyer

Medical staff put on protective gear in the Kenema government hospital before taking a sample from a suspected Ebola patient in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

Decontee Sawyer remembers the life of her husband — the first American victim of Ebola’s latest outbreak

Health

Liberian American Patrick Sawyer died this week of Ebola virus in Lagos, Nigeria. His wife, Decontee, remembers him as a passionate advocate for Liberian democracy and a man who was “bigger than life.”Liberian American Patrick Sawyer died this week of Ebola virus in Lagos, Nigeria. His wife, Decontee, remembers him as a passionate advocate for Liberian democracy and a man who was “bigger than life.”

A Chinese doctor checks the temperature of a passenger on a flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai during the SARS outbreak in 2003. There are now fears that Ebola could spread via travel from West Africa to the rest of the world.

Put away the plastic sheets and duct tape — there’s no Ebola outbreak coming to the US

Medicine