Ebola in Sierra Leone for the Washington Post

Relatives of a man suspected of dying of Ebola look on as Red Cross workers pack his body in the village of Sengema, Sierra Leone on Saturday, August 16, 2014. Family and community members are encouraged not to touch the bodies of those suspected of dying from Ebola as the bodies are highly contagious. This aspect of the virus has seriously disrupted traditional funeral ceremonies. (Pete Muller/Prime for the Washington Post)

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Relatives of a man suspected of dying of Ebola look on as Red Cross workers pack his body in the village of Sengema, Sierra Leone on Saturday, August 16, 2014. Family and community members are encouraged not to touch the bodies of those suspected of dying from Ebola as the bodies are highly contagious. This aspect of the virus has seriously disrupted traditional funeral ceremonies. (Pete Muller/Prime for the Washington Post)