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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.

Watch Part 1: http://bit.ly/Ebola-Part-1
Watch Part 2: http://bit.ly/Ebola-Part-2
Watch Part 3: http://bit.ly/Ebola-Part-3

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Outbreak in Liberia: The Fight Against Ebola (Part 1)

De huidige uitbraak van Ebola onstond in Guinee in december 2013. Vanaf daar verspreidde het virus zich in eerste instantie richting Liberia en Sierra Leone. Momenteel zijn in Liberia meer dan 3000 gevallen van besmetting bekend, waarvan de helft van de patienten inmiddels is bezweken aan het virus.

VICE News bracht een bezoek aan Liberia om uit te zoeken hoe de Ebola-uitbraak precies wordt bestreden.

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The fight against Ebola (Deel 1)

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The fight against Ebola (Deel 1)

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