World Struggles to Stop Ebola

August 26, 2014

(Nature) – Officials are likely to make more progress fighting Ebola’s spread if they explain their actions and show concern for those affected, he adds, citing his own experience in a village in Kono, Sierra Leone, earlier this month. After a villager there tested positive for Ebola, police put two houses under quarantine — and six people fled. Barrie, along with community leaders and public-health workers, then visited the remaining 30 residents to explain the reason for the quarantine and to answer questions.