Some 4,000 people in West Africa have been confirmed infected with Ebola since the outbreak started in March. Around half have died of the disease. The World Health Organization says responders need to be prepared for an “exponential increase” in cases in upcoming weeks. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the Ebola outbreak is “spiraling out of control.”
Tonight’s Frontline documentary, "Ebola Outbreak," goes to an emergency hospital in Sierra Leone run by Doctors Without Borders and provides an intimate look at the devastating human toll of the outbreak. Producer and Director Wael Dabbous spent two weeks on the ground in Sierra Leone this past July working on the documentary. He joined Dakota Midday and discussed his experience in the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak.
Frontline airs tonight on SDPB1 Television at 9 pm, Central; 8 pm, Mountain.