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He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.

Published by New York Times World By Apoorva Mandavilli · 12 October 2026 at 12:02
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He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried.
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In an interview, Dr. Peter Piot recalled when he first saw the spindly virus under a microscope and reflected on a five-decade career spent fighting two deadly pathogens.

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