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| Sierra Leone declares Ebola lockdown | Sierra Leone declares Ebola lockdown |
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| Sierra Leone - one of the countries worst hit by West Africa's Ebola outbreak - has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the disease. | Sierra Leone - one of the countries worst hit by West Africa's Ebola outbreak - has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the disease. |
| From 18 to 21 September people will not be allowed to leave their homes, a senior official said. | From 18 to 21 September people will not be allowed to leave their homes, a senior official said. |
| The aim of the move is to allow health workers to isolate new cases to prevent the disease from spreading further. | The aim of the move is to allow health workers to isolate new cases to prevent the disease from spreading further. |
| The outbreak has killed about 2,100 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria in recent months. | The outbreak has killed about 2,100 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria in recent months. |
| The World Health Organization announced on Friday that health workers could be given vaccines as from November, when safety tests are completed. | The World Health Organization announced on Friday that health workers could be given vaccines as from November, when safety tests are completed. |
| More than 20 health workers have lost their lives to the virus in Sierra Leone since the start of the outbreak in March. | More than 20 health workers have lost their lives to the virus in Sierra Leone since the start of the outbreak in March. |
| Last month Liberia sealed off a large slum in the capital Monrovia for more than a week in an attempt to try to contain the virus. | Last month Liberia sealed off a large slum in the capital Monrovia for more than a week in an attempt to try to contain the virus. |
| The disease infects humans through close contact with infected animals, including chimpanzees, fruit bats and forest antelope. | The disease infects humans through close contact with infected animals, including chimpanzees, fruit bats and forest antelope. |
| It then spreads between humans by direct contact with infected blood, bodily fluids or organs, or indirectly through contact with contaminated environments. | It then spreads between humans by direct contact with infected blood, bodily fluids or organs, or indirectly through contact with contaminated environments. |
| Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
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