Ebola patients ‘missing in Liberia’
Liberia admits 17 suspected Ebola patients are “missing” after a health centre was attacked, as the UN calls for stricter screening at airports. BBC News – Africa
Liberia admits 17 suspected Ebola patients are “missing” after a health centre was attacked, as the UN calls for stricter screening at airports. BBC News – Africa
An Ebola quarantine centre in the Liberian capital Monrovia is attacked by protesters, prompting at least 20 patients to leave the unit. BBC News – Africa
The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa will take at least six months to bring under control, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres says. BBC News – Africa
The UN’s health agency says the scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be “vastly underestimated”, as the death toll reaches 1,069. BBC News – Africa
The World Health Organization classifies Kenya as a high-risk country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. BBC News – Africa
Liberia will receive an untested experimental drug, Zmapp, to treat people infected with Ebola, the government says following a request to the US. BBC News – Africa