Why is Ebola so difficult to contain in Western Africa?

Gabriel Seah has a good answer but there is a third, huge factor he has omitted - probably the biggest. Simple hygiene and antisepsis These places are astonishingly poor.[1] Soap and water makes a huge difference to transmission. read more

There are quite a few number of reasons why why the EVD(Ebola Virus Disease) so hard to contain in West Africa. Although some have already been mentioned, I will include them again, just for the sake of it. read more

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa dominated worldwide headlines for several months this year, peaking with the news that the deadly virus had seen its first cases in the U.S. and Spain. But media outlets soon appeared to lose interest as attention shifted to other concerns, even as Ebola continued to ravage Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. read more