'Ebola racism': how the world is discriminating against Africans

From schools to borders, 'hysteria' surrounding the Ebola virus is leading some to shun contact with Africans

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(Image credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty)

Increasing anxiety and fear over the Ebola virus has led to what many commentators have dubbed "Ebola racism".

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