When Ebola was drawing international headlines and alarming global health officials, several of the most famous U.S. billionaires came forward to offer financial support.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, donated $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-affiliated nonprofit CDC Foundation, Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, gave $100 million to government entities like the State Department and to the World Health Organization, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated $50 million to various groups, including the United Nations and UNICEF.
But that same outpouring of cash isn't happening with Zika.
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