Shocking Photos Of A Slum On Lockdown Amid Ebola Fears

Author(s)
Alfred, C.
Publication language
English
Pages
12pp
Date published
21 Aug 2014
Publisher
The Huffington Post
Type
Articles
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Disasters, Epidemics & pandemics, Urban
Countries
Liberia
Link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/21/liberia-ebola-quarantine-photos_n_56961…

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has claimed more than 1,300 lives and Liberia has the highest — and fastest rising — death toll, according to the World Health Organization. After long years of war and government corruption, many in the country do not trust the authorities and have resisted efforts to isolate people who have been infected.