Ebola threat grows in Sierra Leone
- 10 years ago
In Sierra Leone, Medecins Sans Frontieres workers are battling an invisible enemy. Ebola.
The deadly disease has so far claimed more than 600 lives across west Africa, including dozens of health workers.
The fatality rate of the current outbreak is around 60 percent although Ebola can kill up to 90 percent of those who catch it.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MSF WATER AND SANITATION SPECIALIST, SEBASTIAN STEIN, SAYING:
"To look over this fence right behind you now, and see and look at the patients and you know that their chances are very small. It's horrible."
There are now fears that the disease might spread globally.
On Wednesday, a woman was admitted to hospital in Hong Kong amidst fears that she had contracted the virus.
She tested negative, but city authorities say they are on high alert for a potential outbreak.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CONSULTANT FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DR CHUANG SHUK-KWAN, SAYING:
"Any person w
The deadly disease has so far claimed more than 600 lives across west Africa, including dozens of health workers.
The fatality rate of the current outbreak is around 60 percent although Ebola can kill up to 90 percent of those who catch it.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MSF WATER AND SANITATION SPECIALIST, SEBASTIAN STEIN, SAYING:
"To look over this fence right behind you now, and see and look at the patients and you know that their chances are very small. It's horrible."
There are now fears that the disease might spread globally.
On Wednesday, a woman was admitted to hospital in Hong Kong amidst fears that she had contracted the virus.
She tested negative, but city authorities say they are on high alert for a potential outbreak.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) CONSULTANT FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DR CHUANG SHUK-KWAN, SAYING:
"Any person w