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Sun, 2014-08-17 18:09 — Elhadj Drame
AUGUST 17, 2014
Liberian officials fear Ebola could soon spread through the capital's largest slum after residents raided a quarantine center for suspected patients and took items including bloody sheets and mattresses.
The violence in the West Point slum occurred late Saturday and was led by residents angry that patients were brought to the holding center from other parts of Monrovia, Tolbert Nyenswah, assistant health minister, said Sunday.
Up to 30 patients were staying at the center and many of them fled at the time of the raid, said Nyenswah. Once they are located they will be transferred to the Ebola center at Monrovia's largest hospital, he said.
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Report: Armed Men Attack Liberia Ebola Clinic, Freeing Patients
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Report: Armed men attack Liberia Ebola clinic, freeing patients
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-armed-men-attack-liberia-ebola-clinic-freeing-patients/
Mob Destroys Ebola Center In Liberia Two Days After It Opens
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jinamoore/two-days-after-it-opens-mob-destroys-ebola-center-in-liberia?utm_term=13rswgl#evh11y
Breakdown in Trust Regarding Ebola Epidemic Management
The violence and misinformation regarding this event is a dangerous indicator that the epidemic is passing into a Severity Level IV stage in some areas, where lack of trust in epidemic management and governance is breaking down. This could have severe impacts on the health system as a whole in Monrovia and in elsewhere in Liberia.