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Ebola: Photos of the response in Liberia, the US and beyond

Workers prepare a new Ebola treatment center.
In Liberia: Workers ready a new Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Ebola treatment center near Monrovia, Liberia. The facility initially had 120 beds.
John Moore / Getty Images

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The 2014 Ebola epidemic is historic, with its largest impact felt in West Africa. There, Ebola has claimed at least 4,000 lives. Liberia remains at the heart of the crisis, but media coverage increasingly includes other parts of the world. This photo gallery contrasts scenes in Liberia with those in the United States and Europe.

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Members of Bellevue Hospital staff demonstrate.
In New York City: Members of the Bellevue Hospital staff wear protective clothing during an Oct. 8 demonstration about how they would receive a suspected Ebola patient.
Spencer Platt / Getty Images
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Workers prepare a new Ebola treatment center.
In Liberia: Workers ready a new Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Ebola treatment center near Monrovia, Liberia. The facility initially had 120 beds.
John Moore / Getty Images
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New York hospital testing patient
In New York City: A pedestrian walks in front of Mount Sinai Hospital where doctors were reportedly testing a man for Ebola. He had recently returned to the United States from West Africa.
Eric Thayer / Getty Images