Sierra Leone

CDC To Monitor Workers
CDC To Monitor Workers
CDC To Monitor Workers
Public health officials said Saturday that a number of Americans will return from west Africa to be monitored after possibly being exposed to Ebola. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said several Americans who may have been exposed to Ebola in Sierra Leone would be monitored. The...
Surgeon Dies From Ebola
Surgeon Dies From Ebola
Surgeon Dies From Ebola
A Maryland surgeon who traveled to his native Sierra Leone to help treat Ebola patients there, has died at a Nebraska hospital. Dr. Martin Salia passed away at the Nebraska Medical Center today. Salia was diagnosed with Ebola while in Sierra Leone and was airlifted back to the U...
Ebola Virus Prompts Shutdown
Ebola Virus Prompts Shutdown
Ebola Virus Prompts Shutdown
The Western African nation of Sierra Leone is taking drastic steps to try to slow the spread of the Ebola virus. Starting at midnight tonight, there will be a three-day nationwide shutdown. The nation's six million people will be confined to their homes while volunteers search house-to-house for Ebola victims in hiding...
Ebola On Rise In Africa
Ebola On Rise In Africa
Ebola On Rise In Africa
The World Health Organization is expressing concern that ``an invisible caseload'' of Ebola patients is going undetected by government surveillance measures in West Africa. In a situation assessment issued today, the WHO notes that treatment centers opened over the past two weeks in Liberia were immediately overwhelmed by patients that had not been identified previously...