Dr. William Taliaferro Close

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Close

William Taliaferro Close (June 7, 1924 – January 15, 2009) was an American surgeon who played a major role in stemming a 1976 outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire, the first major outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever in Central Africa, and preventing its further spread. He was also the father of actress Glenn Close and husband of Bettine Moore Close.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/health/08close.html

Helped control ebola virus in Congo; personal physician to Mobutu, President of Zaire

http://www.kemmerergazette.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=... his obit

Dr. Close was responsible for the prevention of the spread of the Ebola virus while health officer for Congo, a noted author and lecturer in the USA and advisor to the Center for Disease Control. He was also the father of actress Glenn Close.

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