West Africa Responds to Ebola Outbreak

Guinea deployed civilian and military medical officers to its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia on Wednesday to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. The workers will create what Health Minister Colonel Remy Lamah called a “sanitary barrier” to control suspected cases and contacts.

The deployment is in response to the state of emergency recently declared in the West African country. Officials said 105 health workers are needed at 41 checkpoints. Treatment centers are filling up with new cases faster than new centers can be opened or existing ones expanded.

The current crisis in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria is one of the largest Ebola outbreaks recorded. It is the first in West Africa.

The virus has killed more than 1,300 people in the region. More than 2,000 suspected or confirmed cases have been identified.

Guinea’s move comes as Liberian security forces quarantined a seaside slum in the capital city, West Point. Residents of the slum cannot leave the infected area.

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