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What Question Should We Investigate About Global Diseases?

An image of the Ebola virus taken by an electron microscope.
Scott Camazine
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An image of the Ebola virus taken by an electron microscope.

Over the past week, we asked our audience to share their questions on global diseases, which we would then answer in a story.

It's a topic that's been making headlines for the last two years, as Ebola and Zika, two diseases that previously had a low profile, became serious worldwide concerns.

Earlier this month, we gathered over 200 questions from our readers. We put three of them up for vote. More than 200 people voted, and this question submitted by reader Ian Matthews was the winner:

How can we stop the spread of antimicrobial resistance?

Thanks to everyone who submitted a question! Read the completed story here.

See the results of our previous call-out, on girls in the developing world, here. Want to ask us another question? Our current topic is on charitable giving.

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