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Map/Video: How Did Ebola Spread Through Africa?

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Frontline, which airs on PBS and KERA-TV (Channel 13), takes a closer look at how Ebola spread through Africa with this interactive map.

Frontline's website states:"Never before has the world seen an Ebola outbreak like the one currently spreading across Africa. Thousands have died, even more have become infected, and with no cure and limited resources at their disposal, health officials are struggling to keep up. From Patient Zero to today, here is a look back at how the outbreak became the worst on record."

Explore Frontline's Ebola coverage here.

Watch this Frontline program on Ebola

"Frontline travels to the epicenter of the Ebola crisis to find out how and why the outbreak has spiraled out of control -- and to track the fight to contain the virus's deadly spread."

Eric Aasen is KERA’s managing editor. He helps lead the station's news department, including radio and digital reporters, producers and newscasters. He also oversees keranews.org, the station’s news website, and manages the station's digital news projects. He reports and writes stories for the website and contributes pieces to KERA radio. He's discussed breaking news live on various public radio programs, including The Takeaway, Here & Now and Texas Standard, as well as radio and TV programs in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.