Puerto Rican microbiologist assisted during ebola outbreak in Liberia

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León
Guillermo Pimentel estudió un bachillerato en microbiología industrial y una maestría en biología en la UPR de Mayagüez y aspira a convertirse en profesor universitario en Puerto Rico. (Suministrada)

Microbiologist Guillermo Pimentel, 45, described his experience performing research and assisting patients in Liberia, where an ebola outbreak affected thousands of people. Liberia experienced almost 11,000 ebola cases, 3151 of these confirmed by laboratory tests. A total of 4,800 Liberians died of the illness.

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