UN: Food Shortages a Grave Concern in Ebola-hit Nations

A United Nations food agency warned on Tuesday of "grave food security concerns" in the west African countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak as the deadly epidemic caused labor shortages and disrupted cross-border trade. On Monday, a man escaped from an Ebola quarantine center in Monrovia and sent local people fleeing in fear as he walked through a local market in search of food. The patient, who wore a tag showing he had tested positive for Ebola, held a stick and tried...

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