A close family friend is a very senior nurse at the Red Cross, and was deployed to help deal with the Ebola outbreak some months ago.
The emails I've had from her are horrifying. What's being reported in the media is the absolute tip of the iceberg - entire communities are being wiped out, the infection rate is growing in an epidemic fashion, and there are growing concerns that there's an airborne (droplet) transmission method, as there are numerous inexplicable infections. That said, it could also be the prevalence of bush meat which is helping to drive this.
There's talk of the Red Cross imminently pulling out, as it's no longer safe for their staff to be there.
The emails I've had from her are horrifying. What's being reported in the media is the absolute tip of the iceberg - entire communities are being wiped out, the infection rate is growing in an epidemic fashion, and there are growing concerns that there's an airborne (droplet) transmission method, as there are numerous inexplicable infections. That said, it could also be the prevalence of bush meat which is helping to drive this.
There's talk of the Red Cross imminently pulling out, as it's no longer safe for their staff to be there.
Can you say "sacrifice zone"?