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Science under fire: Ebola researchers fight to test drugs and vaccines in a war zone

Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has interrupted clinical trials and forced scientists to change how they immunize people.
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A health worker vaccinates a man against the ebola virus on June 16, 2019 in Butembo

A health worker in Katwa vaccinates a man against Ebola. Credit: John Wessels for Nature

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

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Nature 572, 16-17 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02258-4

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