Wednesday 8 October 2014

U.N. Liberia medic catches Ebola; Sierra Leone burial teams end strike

CDC instructor Pillai gives guidance to Reed, chief medical officer for U.S. Public Health Service, and Marshall, chairman of pediatrics at University of Liberia's A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine, during a CDC safety training course in Anniston, Alabama By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Umaru Fofana ACCRA/FREETOWN (Reuters) - A medical official with the U.N. Mission in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus and is receiving treatment, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Separately, burial teams in neighboring Sierra Leone said they had ended a strike over unpaid bonuses that had left highly infectious bodies piling up, increasing the threat that the virus would spread further. ...




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