At the
gravesite in a northern Liberia village,
there are no religious or traditional
burial rites. No ceremony, no
mourning, no family members, and
no final goodbyes.
Nothing but a group of men dressed
in space-suit-like outfits, cautiously
throwing the dead body into the
grave, they pause only to toss in
anything else they are wearing that
came into contact with the deceased.
These men are part of the country's
Ebola response team, specifically
tasked with burying anyone
suspected to have died of the Ebola
virus.
The virus is spread through contact
with the blood and body fluids of
people infected with Ebola, and it is
still transferable even from a dead
body.
To help combat the spread of the
disease, the Liberian government has
directed that its citizens should not
bury anyone who dies of, or is
suspected of having been infected
with, Ebola.
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