Friday, June 20, 2014

An "Out Of Control" Epidemic Is Ravaging Western Africa

The Ebola virus has infected hundreds and can have up to a 90% fatality rate, according the Associated Press.



Doctors without Borders carry the body the body of an Ebola victim in April.


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The outbreak began late last year or early this year in Guinea. By March, it had claimed 78 lives. Health officials said the virus' continued spread, including into neighboring Sierra Leone and Liberia, has driven the death toll higher in recent weeks and months. Doctors Without Borders dispatched teams to Sierra Leone last month, when the death toll was considerably lower.




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