A big hinderance to containing the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014 was all the cancelled flights, since it prevented medical experts from getting to the i

A big hinderance to containing the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014 was all the cancelled flights, since it prevented medical experts from getting to the impacted areas. While it seems counter-intuitive at first, travel bans do little to stop the spread (especially after it's reached other countries), but they do limit our ability to fight the pandemic. http://www.flanderstoday.eu/politics/white-house-praises-brussels-airlines-flying-ebola-hit-countries http://www.flanderstoday.eu/politics/white-house-praises-bru... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ttpHvK6yw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9ttpHvK6yw