U.S. Seeking Ways to Speed Blood Samples from Remote Areas for Ebola Tests in Liberia

November 21, 2014

(Washington Post) – U.S. officials are scrambling to resolve a key logistical hurdle in fighting the fast-moving Ebola epidemic in Liberia: the ability to transport blood samples from remote areas of the country for laboratory testing. In recent weeks, the outbreak in Liberia has changed. Aid workers are responding to Ebola “brush fires” that pop up daily, often in hard-to-reach spots. Teams often travel hours, even days, on foot or in canoes to reach suspected Ebola patients in villages and towns.