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Marthe48

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2. I check this website about once a week

Reply to inanna (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 10:31 AM

Dec 2014

http://healthmap.org/ebola/#timeline

I just read the an 11th doctor, Dr. Victor Willoughby, Sierra Leone, died this week. With US elections over, we seem to have forgotten the crises in the West African countries. About 350 health workers, from several countries, have died from Ebola.

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Ebola death toll in three African countries hits 7,373: WHO [View all] inanna Dec 2014 OP

Why are they bringing this up now? padfun Dec 2014 #1

welcome to du. if half snark, is there half real question why bring up the real uppityperson Dec 2014 #5

I check this website about once a week Marthe48 Dec 2014 #2

Most of those health workers are far tougher/better people than I'll ever be Posteritatis Dec 2014 #3

Utter selflessness Marthe48 Dec 2014 #7

k&r for an ongoing crisis uppityperson Dec 2014 #4

this could have been prevented, if anyone gave a damn about the people of West Africa Skittles Dec 2014 #6