The battle against Ebola is far from over | By Claire E. Sterk for CNNOpinion
Claire E. Sterk, Ph.D., is the 20th president of Emory University. She is also the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. Read more opinion on CNN.
On Wednesday, a second person died of Ebola virus disease in the city of Goma, a major transit center on the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. This news serves as a stark reminder that our battle against this formidable disease is far from over. Claire E. Sterk Five years ago this week, Emory University Hospital stepped forward to accept its first patient with Ebola virus disease, Dr. Kent Brantly. In the midst of the largest outbreak since the disease was first recognized in 1976, Emory provided care to Brantly and three additional health care workers in our Serious Communicable Diseases Unit -- at the time one of just four high-level biocontainment wards in the United States. Read MoreBut serious challenges remain.
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