audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - New figures this week from the World Health Organization put the total number of Ebola cases at 18,603 and the death toll at 6,915. Liberia still has the highest death toll from the epidemic at 3,290. The country has begun treating Ebola patients with serum therapy - a treatment made from the blood of recovered survivors. Doctors hope the experimental treatment could help combat the virus that has been sweeping West Africa and killing thousands of people. For health workers fighting Ebola in West Africa, the stress can be exhausting. The effects of the Ebola outbreak has been devastating to the region's population, but experts are now realizing that caring for Ebola doctors and nurses could be as important to halting the spread of the disease as any other current procedure.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - LASSANA GABANA, a 35-year-old Ebola survivor turned social worker talks to patients and provides comfort. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - FELECIA CECEVANREY, a 28-year-old hygienist said, 'I feel I could come and help'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - A 25-year-old nurse from Belgium says 'I like adventures, I like being a nurse, I like to travel and experience people, and I worked in a hospital where [people] were coming in but not really sick'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - BAEYAN KENNEDY, a 32-year-old nurse, also works at the ETU. He came from a suburb in Montserrado County to Monrovia to work at Doctors Without Borders, (MSF). The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - CHIARA BURZIO, a nurse from Turino, Italy has been with Doctors Without Borders, (MSF) since 2011. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - SAMUEL, a 51-year-old nurse from Monrovia spent one hour in personal protective equipment, shortly before this photo was taken. The man standing in the background helped him safely remove his protective equipment. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - EVONNE, a 27-year-old hygienist. 'I came because I want to help my fellow Liberians'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - ALPHONSO, a 20-year-old hygienist had to convince his grandmother to let him work at the Ebola Treatment Unit. 'I said if my fellow Liberians are getting sick, and I have the experience to help, if I don't go to help, it will be death for everybody'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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Oct. 17, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia - A 31-year-old physician assistant, who has been with Doctors Without Borders, (MSF) since March. 'The physician assistant's association said we need volunteers. I decided I would go'. The World Health Organization says that more than 4,500 people have died due to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa with a 70 percent mortality rate for those infected with the virus.
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