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Ebola: Liberian Doctor Dies Despite ZMAPP by tattesco(m): 2:15pm On Aug 25, 2014
The Liberian government on Monday announced that
the nation’s Deputy Chief Medical Doctor Abraham
Borbor who was recently injected with the Anti-Ebola
trial drug, ZMAPP, has died.
Minister of Information Lewis Brown disclosed this to
reporters in Monrovia, the West African country’s
capital city, although the late medical doctor was able
to walking around on Sunday and his doctors were
hopeful that he would make a full recovery.
Meanwhile, Doctor Phillip Zokonis Ireland who was in
isolation along with Borbor, had been tested negative
and discharged last week.
Updating on progress by government on Ebola
sensitization, brown said community residents are now
actively involved and the dissemination of Ebola
messages is encouraging.
The minister added that government has conducted a
2-day awareness workshop in various communities to
determine the response of citizens indicating that the
people are now better situated in the fight to prevent
spread of the virus.
Brown told reporters that four protesters involved in the
recent disturbances at the West Point Township
quarantined site have tested positive to the Ebola Virus
Disease.
Minister Brown said government has set up a team to
conduct investigation into the skirmishes in West Point
after the areas was placed in quarantine last week that
led to the death of one person and several persons
wounded.
Brown said Vice President Joseph Boakai will visit
another quarantined Ebola Isolation Center in Dolo’s
town while president Sirleaf will visit the West Point
quarantined Ebola center.
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Re: Ebola: Liberian Doctor Dies Despite ZMAPP by Aringarosa(m): 2:19pm On Aug 25, 2014
There's something the Americans are not telling us about their own doctors that were given Zmapp and survived.
Re: Ebola: Liberian Doctor Dies Despite ZMAPP by Tmtn: 3:26pm On Aug 25, 2014
Lolz.. This sounds funny.
America should beta come and meet and ask us for the best cure.
Sorry for the dead though.
Re: Ebola: Liberian Doctor Dies Despite ZMAPP by Phame: 5:11pm On Aug 25, 2014
That zmapp mah na pesticide; two ppl don die now despite taking it.
Re: Ebola: Liberian Doctor Dies Despite ZMAPP by pathbisbama: 5:20pm On Aug 25, 2014
In all clinical trials there is the real drug and a placebo... I think some are getting the drugs while and some Placebo

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