FLICKR, CDC GLOBAL
Ebola is no longer spreading exponentially in Liberia, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Thomas Frieden announced last week (November 20), The New York Times reported. Frieden credited international aid efforts for curbing the spread of the infection, but stressed that similar responses were necessary to stem the epidemic in Guinea and Sierra Leone, which together continue to experience 1,000 to 2,000 new cases each week.
Meanwhile, aid organizations operating in West Africa are scrambling to obtain adequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health-care workers, as well as other items, including powdered bleach and medical rehydration supplies. The CDC and US hospitals have bought up large stockpiles of these products in preparation for more potential cases of Ebola in the ...
