Colorized scanning electron micrograph of filamentous Ebola virus particles (red) attached and budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell (blue) (25,000x magnification).
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of filamentous Ebola virus particles (red) attached and budding from a chronically infected VERO E6 cell (blue) (25,000x magnification). NAID

An important milestone was reached when the last person known to have Ebola in Liberia was discharged from medical care earlier this month, just months after the disease caused bodies to pile up in the streets. The West African nations of Sierra Leone and Guinea are still grappling with the disease. (The New York Times)

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Christine Ayala was a Texas Tribune fellow, focusing on reporting and newsletter production, in 2014 and 2015. Before joining the Tribune, Christine interned for the Austin American-Statesman features...