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Sierra Leone's Chief Ebola doctor has been infected
Posted on 7/23/14 at 11:36 pm
Posted on 7/23/14 at 11:36 pm
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The doctor leading the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone is now being treated for the deadly virus, a statement from the presidency has said.
Sheik Umar Khan tested positive and has been admitted to hospital in Kailahun, the epicentre of the outbreak.
More than 630 people have died of Ebola in the three West African states since the outbreak began in Guinea in February, United Nations figures show.
It is the world's deadliest outbreak to date and there is no cure for Ebola.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world's largest
It kills up to 90% of those infected but if patients receive early treatment, they have a better chance of survival.
It spreads through contact with an infected person's bodily fluids.
'National hero'
The statement from State House said that the minister of health was in tears when she heard the news about Dr Khan.
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Health Minister Miatta Kargbo called him a "national hero" and said she would "do anything and everything in my power to ensure he survives", Reuters news agency reports.
The Ebola cases in Sierra Leone are centred in the country's eastern districts of Kailahun and Kenema.
The BBC's Umaru Fofana in the capital, Freetown, says dozens of nurses at the government hospital in Kenema town - which treats all Ebola cases in the district - went on strike on Monday following the death of three of their colleagues of suspected Ebola.
But they have since suspended their sit-down strike as the government looks into their demands, which include the relocation of the Ebola ward from the hospital and the takeover of its operations by the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres.
On Saturday, the World Health Organization said that of the 632 deadly Ebola cases, 206 people had died in Sierra Leone.
This post was edited on 7/23/14 at 11:38 pm
Posted on 7/23/14 at 11:39 pm to Jim Rockford
I was scheduled to go to Liberia to build an orphanage.
Had to cancel my trip because of all this.
Had to cancel my trip because of all this.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:13 am to fr33manator
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I was scheduled to go to Liberia
Going hang out with General Butt Naked?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:15 am to Jim Rockford
The virus always wins. It's smart and evolving. Now it plans to kill its number one enemy. Scary stuff.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:17 am to RedRifle
It's like Outbreak, all over again.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:17 am to ZZTIGERS
I am generally butt naked.
I'll never understand that phrase.
"Butt naked"
What the hell does that mean?
Assless chaps and no shirt?
Well you're not much naked then innit?
Buck naked.
The phrase is buck naked.
Not that that makes much sense either.
How naked is a buck? Regular naked? Bucks don't wear clothes to begin with. Might as well say "hedgehog naked" or "narwhal naked"
Animals are always naked.
I'll never understand that phrase.
"Butt naked"
What the hell does that mean?
Assless chaps and no shirt?
Well you're not much naked then innit?
Buck naked.
The phrase is buck naked.
Not that that makes much sense either.
How naked is a buck? Regular naked? Bucks don't wear clothes to begin with. Might as well say "hedgehog naked" or "narwhal naked"
Animals are always naked.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:21 am to fr33manator
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Animals are always naked.
Not small dogs owned by women and gays.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:22 am to fr33manator
No, there's seriously a dude over there that goes by(or did) General Butt Naked. Interesting fellow.... General Butt Naked
There's a Vice documentary on him on YouTube too.
There's a Vice documentary on him on YouTube too.
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Blahyi has said he led his troops naked except for shoes and a gun. He believed that his nakedness was a source of protection from bullets.[8] Blahyi now claims he would regularly sacrifice a victim before battle, saying, "Usually it was a small child, someone whose fresh blood would satisfy the devil."[1] He explained to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Sometimes I would enter under the water where children were playing. I would dive under the water, grab one, carry him under and break his neck. Sometimes I'd cause accidents. Sometimes I'd just slaughter them."[9] In January 2008 Blahyi confessed to taking part in human sacrifices which "included the killing of an innocent child and plucking out the heart, which was divided into pieces for us to eat."[10]
This post was edited on 7/24/14 at 12:25 am
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:22 am to GRTiger
Well I'm not Rex now, am I?
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:24 am to Jim Rockford
My friend is a documentary filmmaker and he just got back fro a 3 month shoot on Ebola 2 weeks ago, I bet he met this dude. Damn!
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:32 am to Jim Rockford
This shite is getting real
Posted on 7/24/14 at 12:43 am to Jim Rockford
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The BBC's Umaru Fofan
Come on Umaru, GTFO of there
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