10/12/2026
Vital Signs

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

Filed by Dr. Iris Vale
📜Vital Signs · Field Report
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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He Helped Discover Ebola 50 Years Ago. He’s Still Worried. — Vital Signs