The latest Ebola outbreak has left 931 dead and infected nearly 1800 people. Source: AAP
WHAT AFRICAN NATIONS ARE DOING TO CONTAIN SPREAD OF EBOLA:
WORST outbreak of Ebola has left 931 dead and infected nearly 1800, a mortality rate of up to 60 per cent
Liberia – An African nun who worked with the infected Spanish priest died from Ebola in Liberia Nigeria – A nurse who treated Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American who flew into Nigeria and died last month, also died of Ebola, Nigerian health authorities say, raising the number of locally confirmed Ebola cases to 10. Nigeria is monitoring 177 contacts of Sawyer to contain the outbreak Ivory Coast – Has banned direct flights from the infected countries and says it would increase health inspections and enforcement of its borders, but has stopped short of closing them entirely – A third province, Lofa, has been placed under quarantine after similar measures in Bomba and Grand Cape Mount under Operation White Shield – George Weah, a Liberian former FIFA world player of the year, has joined awareness efforts by recording a song titled Ebola is real, with proceeds going to the Liberian Health Ministry Sierra Leone – Seven Chinese doctors and one nurse who treated Ebola patients had been placed under quarantine; another 24 Sierra Leonean nurses, most from the military hospital in the capital, have also been placed under quarantine Niger – Yet to confirm any cases, but has put in place an “emergency plan”, boosting checks at borders, airports and stations and training health workers – Togo has also strengthened health screenings.