VICE United States       HOME VIDEO NEWS MUSIC FASHION PHOTO TRAVEL SPORTS TECH FOOD NSFW MAGAZINE DOS & DON'TS VICE NEWS THE FIGHT AGAINST EBOLA - PART 1 0 Tweet Share on Tumblr MORE FROM THIS SHOW VICE NEWS VICE News Capsule VICE NEWS The Canadian Jihadist VICE NEWS An Invasive Species of Fish Is Taking Over America's Waterways VICE NEWS Ghosts of Aleppo - Part 1 The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa began in Guinea in December 2013. From there, it quickly spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone. Cases also appeared in Senegal and Nigeria, and a separate outbreak appeared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Today, Liberia lies is at the center of the epidemic, with more than 3,000 cases of infection. About half of them have been fatal. As President Barack Obama announced that he would be sending American military personnel to West Africa to help combat the epidemic, VICE News traveled to the Liberian capital of Monrovia to spend time with those on the front lines of the outbreak. In Part 1, we meet confused and distressed people trying to receive treatment in the increasingly chaotic city, and speak to an ambulance driver doing his best to aid the sick. RECOMMENDED The Return of the Black Death The Return of the Black Death The Canadian Jihadist Ghosts of Aleppo By: VICE News Oct 2 2014 Tags: VICE News, ebola, Liberia, Liberia ebola, ebola outbreak, epidemics, disease, vice news ebola, ebola documentary, ebola outbreak liberia 0 Tweet Share on Tumblr COMMENTS CONNECT Follow ` DOS & DON'TS DO DON'T DON'T MOST POPULAR BILL NYE TALKS ABOUT CANADIAN OIL AND THE CERTAINTY OF CLIMATE CHANGE Fighting for the Right to Party in Beirut The Real: The Real 'True Detective'? What's Wrong with the US Secret Service? We Asked Three Doctors How Illegal Drugs Affect Your Sperm OK, So I Have a Drinking Problem Photos of Beer, Beards, and Broken Heroes at Oktoberfest The Story Behind Nas's 'Illmatic' Is Almost as Great as the Album Itself We Met the World's Leading Authority on Bootleg Bart Simpson T-Shirts The Story of Dakota Joe, a Jailbird on the Appalachian Trail MORE FROM VICE Photos of Beer, Beards, and Broken Heroes at Oktoberfest We Met the World's Leading Authority on Bootleg Bart Simpson T-Shirts OK, So I Have a Drinking Problem Why Did a Black Man Get Gunned Down in Walmart for Carrying an Unloaded Air Rifle? Are We Already Running Out of Useful Smartphone Apps? The Teenage Egyptian Artist Behind Pink Floyd’s New Album Art © 2014 Vice Media Inc. About Us Careers Contact Advertising Press Kit Newsletter Founders Privacy Policy Terms of Use Store