The killing in Guinea of eight people trying to educate locals about Ebola showed how much rural populations in West Africa mistrust authorities after years of instability and conflict.
Ebola Outbreak 2014
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Some in Sierra Leone ran away from their homes Saturday and others clashed with health workers trying to bury dead Ebola victims as the country struggled through the second day of an unprecedented lockdown to combat the deadly disease. Despite these setbacks, officials said most of Sierra Leone's 6 million people were complying with orders to stay at home as nearly 30,000 volunteers and health care workers fanned out across the country to distribute soap and information on how to prevent Ebola. 
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The World Health Organization says it will not be deterred in efforts to combat Ebola in Guinea and other West African countries by the killing of a team of educators trying to raise awareness of the disease in a village in Guinea.
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September 19, 2014 1:13 AM
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“Eight people were killed near a remote village in Guinea after a rock-hurling mob attacked them, claiming they had come to spread the Ebola virus.”
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September 18, 2014 6:08 PM
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“Highlights (RT @gcmcGuinea: #Guinea Senegal: South Senegal: Ebola Trade Impact, Rapid Assessment in Diaoube and Kedougou http://t.co/Ou3Uob1VeY #crisis…)...”
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September 18, 2014 6:03 PM
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“A group of health officials charged with informing the public of how they can protect themselves from the hemorrhagic fever Ebola has disappeared in the Guinean village of Wome.”
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September 18, 2014 3:20 AM
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The bank said the assistance will go towards helping families and communities cope with the economic impact of the crisis, and rebuild and strengthen essential public health systems in the three worst-affected countries to guard against future disease outbreaks.
The new project will also improve access to food and other basic supplies for Ebola-affected households in the quarantined areas and other “hot zones” in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
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September 18, 2014 2:45 AM
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Nigerian Christians are fearful that practicing one of their religion’s most sacred rites might lead to death by Ebola.
In response to the spread of the deadly virus, prominent Nigerian churches have asked parishioners to stop taking the Communion elements in the mouth and refrain from shaking hands as a ceremonial sign of peace.
Nigeria’s Catholic and Anglican churches issued statements in August asking priests to deliver communion elements into parishioner’s cupped palms, instead of placing the wafers on the tongue. The churches also approved the practice of “intinction,” or dipping the communion wafer into the cup of wine before placing it in the mouth.
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September 18, 2014 2:15 AM
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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could have a “catastrophic” economic effect on the region unless there is a swift response, the World Bank said Wednesday.
An analysis by the bank says the Ebola crisis is already wreaking havoc on the economies of the hardest-hit countries, making the nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone $359 million poorer in 2014 than they would have been without the disease’s spread.
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September 17, 2014 1:38 PM
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“US President Barack Obama calls the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a threat to security worldwide while announcing a larger US role, including 3,000 troops, to help fight the virus. (Superb, if belated, response from Obama to ebola outbreak.”
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September 17, 2014 7:21 AM
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UNICEF said today it needs over $200 million to respond to the Ebola outbreak that has claimed over 2,400 lives and ravaged communities across West Africa. This is part of a broader, six-month appeal for $987.8 million that governments and humanitarian agencies require to fight the disease....
...Of the $200 million, nearly $65 million will go to UNICEF’s programmes in Liberia, around $61 million to Sierra Leone and more than $55 million to Guinea. An additional $10 million will help neighbouring countries be prepared for a potential spread of the disease within their borders. The remaining $9 million are required for regional coordination efforts.
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September 21, 2014 3:23 AM
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LIBERIA | Traditional leaders join fight against Ebola
Traditional, religious and local government Leaders are being trained in Liberia to enable them to take control of the fight against the deadly Ebola virus.
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September 20, 2014 4:14 PM
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Health workers in Sierra Leone have come under attack while trying to bury the bodies of five Ebola victims east of the capital, a police official said.
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September 20, 2014 4:07 PM
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What's inside one of these kits?
"It's a bucket that contains a sprayer, which is used for disinfectants; rolls of bags for capturing infected garments or items," says USAID's Nancy Lindborg. There are also gloves, gowns, masks, soap and some chlorine, she says.
Kits like these have been distributed in previous Ebola outbreaks, but never on this scale. The big question is: Can these kits help slow the spread of the virus?...
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September 19, 2014 12:02 PM
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“The number of cases is decreasing, the center of the epidemic is limited and the last suspected cases are from recorded and monitored contacts. So far, 71 cases and 40 deaths have been reported.”
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September 19, 2014 11:41 AM
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“Urges countries to fight epidemic. (#KenyaMedicalNews U.N.: Ebola Threatens Peace, Security - Daily Beast: Daily BeastU.N.: Ebola Threa...”
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September 18, 2014 6:11 PM
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“Nutrition Vital to Stopping Ebola, But Funding Is LowHuffington PostThat's why the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a mission to feed over a million people in the West African nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.”
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September 18, 2014 6:05 PM
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“Deaths in West Africa pass 2,600 as Sierra Leone prepares for unprecedented three-day lockdown to contain disease. (WHO: 700 new Ebola cases emerge in one week: Death toll in West Africa passes 2,600 as Sierra Leone prepares f...”
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September 18, 2014 9:21 AM
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As the World Bank predicts billions of dollars could be drained from Ebola-affected countries by the end of next year, IRIN spoke to Freetown residents to gauge how the crisis was affecting their lives.
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September 18, 2014 2:48 AM
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Excellent study tells how the spread of Ebola started in West Africa.
Data source: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345...
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September 18, 2014 2:19 AM
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Residents across Sierra Leone, one of three countries at the centre of the biggest ever Ebola outbreak, scrambled on Wednesday to prepare for a three-day, unprecedented nationwide "lockdown" in a radical step intended to curb the spread of the killer virus, but which some health experts believe could worsen the epidemic.
Citizens will not be allowed to leave their homes from Thursday until Sunday. Known as "ose to ose" in the widely-used local Krio, health workers will also go house-to-house identifying cases and raising awareness.
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September 18, 2014 2:13 AM
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A Doctors Without Borders staff member from France has contracted the Ebola virus while working in Liberia, the group announced Wednesday.
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September 17, 2014 1:27 PM
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“IMF estimates total financing gap for the region at around $300m over the next six to nine months (IMF Grants $127m to Ebola-hit Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to Address ...”
