The World Health Organization has announced that the Ebola virus continues to spread, and there are now predictions that it could afflict more than 20,000 people.
With the growing concern, many universities around the world have suspended their fall semester programs in West Africa.
Here & Now’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks to Dr. Richard Lane, director of the Master of Public Health program at Liberty University, a private Christian college in Lynchburg, Virginia. It’s among the universities that have canceled their fall study abroad programs in West Africa.
Liberty University also surveyed all students to find out if they’ve traveled through West Africa. For students who have, the university is asking them to take their temperature twice a day to monitor for fever, one of the first symptoms of Ebola.
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- Richard A. Lane, MD, professor and director of Liberty University’s Master of Public Health program.
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