Senegal blocks Liberia aid flight, imposes Ebola travel curbs

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Senegal blocks Liberia aid flight, imposes Ebola travel curbs

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senegal-blocks-liberia-aid-flight-imposes-ebola-travel-153026699.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/k4P9tF_jpgFsbXyR.1PbyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-22T153026Z_1_LYNXMPEA7L0O1_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-EBOLA-LIBERIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Health workers wearing protective clothing prepare themselves before to carrying an abandoned dead body presenting with Ebola symptoms at Duwala market in Monrovia" align="left" title="Health workers wearing protective clothing prepare themselves before to carrying an abandoned dead body presenting with Ebola symptoms at Duwala market in Monrovia" border="0" /></a>By Emma Farge DAKAR (Reuters) - Regional humanitarian hub Senegal said on Friday it had blocked a regional U.N. aid plane from landing and was banning all further flights to and from countries affected by Ebola, potentially hampering the emergency response to the epidemic. A number of aid agencies have their regional headquarters in politically stable Senegal. Both medical charity MSF and the United Nations, which are leading efforts to contain a West African Ebola epidemic that has killed at least 1,350 people, had planned to operate regional flights from the country. The World Health Organisation has repeatedly said it does not recommend travel or trade restrictions for countries affected by Ebola, saying such measures could heighten food and supply shortages.</p><br clear="all"/>

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