Ebola Virus May Have Spread to a Fourth West African Nation
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Hemera/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — The world’s deadliest Ebola outbreak continues to spread in the West African nations of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea and possibly one other.
At least 1,093 people have contracted the deadly virus and 672 people have died, according to the latest numbers from the World Health Organization.
Two American aid workers are among the victims of the growing outbreak, which has taken a heavy toll on health care providers treating the sick and working to contain the outbreak. Meanwhile, a top Liberian doctor also died this past weekend.
Officials are also concerned after an infected man managed to board a plane from Liberia to Nigeria, potentially spreading the deadly virus to a fourth country.
In an effort to stop the spread of the incurable disease, Liberia’s president has closed all but three land border crossings, restricted public gatherings and quarantined communities heavily affected by the Ebola outbreak.
As for what this means for the U.S., Dr. Stephan Monroe at the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions told reporters Monday, “No Ebola cases have been reported in the United States and the likelihood of this outbreak spreading outside of West Africa is very low.”
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