Travel Warning for West Africa & 38 Other Places

I returned from West Africa one month before the first case of the deadly Ebola Virus was reported. Whew! It has now became a huge problem. A total of 2,615 infections and 1,427 deaths (at the time this post was written) have been reported as a result of the Ebola virus outbreak. Sadly, this number is probably far from accurate since families have taken to hiding members they suspect are ill. Also, a clinic was broken into and contaminated items were carried off by the vandals, including bloody sheets, mattresses, and more. The government is still searching for these people and these items. So who knows how many will become infected as a result of this action? Ivory Coast announced it was closing its border with Guinea and Liberia. Gabon, Senegal, South Africa and Cameroon have all imposed border restrictions. Sierra Leone has passed a new law imposing jail time for anyone caught hiding an Ebola patient.