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Exhausted Sierra Leone medics battle Ebola in the red zone

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Source: Reuters - Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:36 GMT

  • Twelve Sierra Leone doctors have caught the virus

  • Local doctors do longer stints in "red zone" wards

  • Western workers have strict safety protocols

By Emma Farge

HASTINGS, Sierra Leone, Dec 23 (Reuters) - When Dr Sekou Kanneh goes to work at his Sierra Leonean Ebola clinic, he will probably be in the "red zone" for many hours, ignoring by necessity strict limits that govern foreign colleagues fighting the epidemic.

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