Information about Ebola in Africa deeply misconstrued

The information about the Ebola outbreak in Africa is deeply misconstrued. Many are calling for outright ban on any form of travel to Africa ignoring the fact that the virus spread is only in a small part of the continent.

In response, British chemist Anthony England has created a map of Africa for the “geographically challenged”, which clearly highlights the three West African countries severely affected by Ebola.

Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are coloured in red, green and blue, while the rest of the continent remains blank with the slogan “No Ebola” stamped across it.

The map also defines exactly what is meant by “No Ebola”. That is “no current confirmed patients” and “no current confirmed infectious outbreak”. So, for example, while Mali reported a case it is still not included in the graphic because the two-year-old victim tragically died from the disease.

In short, only “problem countries” are shown.
 

England, who lives in the Netherlands, said he was inspired by an article about a teacher in Louisville, Kentucky.

According to WLYK, Susan Sherman handed in her resignation at the Catholic school where she taught because many students, teachers, parents and parishioners were unhappy about her decision to travel to Kenya as a missionary.

Kenya has not reported a single case of Ebola – but this is just one story amid a wave of ignorance about the epidemic gripping West Africa.