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11th Sierra Leonean Doctor Infected With Ebola
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ? Dec 3, 2014, 1:04 PM ET
By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press
Another Sierra Leonean doctor has become infected with Ebola, an official said Wednesday, as the country lags behind in its efforts to contain the deadly disease.
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Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brima Kargbo told reporters Wednesday that he stands by the statement that Sierra Leone's outbreak is peaking, but he acknowledged much remains to be done. Too many unsafe burials are still happening, he said, causing about 70 percent of new infections. Ebola is transferred through the bodily fluids of the sick and the dead; the bodies of people killed by the disease are especially contagious and must be carefully buried.
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Still, Sierra Leonean doctors and nurses are doing the bulk of the treatment in the country, said Kargbo, and another health care worker tested positive for Ebola Tuesday. Dr. Dauda Koroma is being treated at a military hospital in the capital.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/11th-sierra-leonean-doctor-infected-ebola-27338708
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ? Dec 3, 2014, 1:04 PM ET
By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press
Another Sierra Leonean doctor has become infected with Ebola, an official said Wednesday, as the country lags behind in its efforts to contain the deadly disease.
...
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brima Kargbo told reporters Wednesday that he stands by the statement that Sierra Leone's outbreak is peaking, but he acknowledged much remains to be done. Too many unsafe burials are still happening, he said, causing about 70 percent of new infections. Ebola is transferred through the bodily fluids of the sick and the dead; the bodies of people killed by the disease are especially contagious and must be carefully buried.
...
Still, Sierra Leonean doctors and nurses are doing the bulk of the treatment in the country, said Kargbo, and another health care worker tested positive for Ebola Tuesday. Dr. Dauda Koroma is being treated at a military hospital in the capital.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/11th-sierra-leonean-doctor-infected-ebola-27338708