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Healthcare Workers Attacked in Guinea as Locals Give Ebola the Upper Hand

Medicine & Technology Feb 14, 2015

In light of news that healthcare workers with the Red Cross planned to disinfect a local school infected with Ebola, crowds of central Guinean residents attacked an Ebola facility and healthcare workers, government officials reported Saturday, Feb. 14. Though the healthcare workers continue to try to fight and contain the disease, local uprisings have interfered greatly with their work in the field. And government officials are saying that the counterproductive actions of locals are forcefully giving the Ebola virus the upper hand.

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Healthcare Workers Attacked in Guinea as Locals Give Ebola the Upper Hand

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