With more than 4000 cases and 2500 deaths, Liberia has been hardest hit by the outbreak. (Map from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.