the take home question is that zmapp is an experimental drug. we don't have data to know how safe it is. we don't have data to know how effective it is. to really understand a drug, you need to have well done, large,

mel don't know if it was the early experimental treatment from the drug zmapp. >> zmapp is made by a company out of san diego, and it's a very much experimental product. so it has been given to kent brantly and to nancy writebol. but we're going to hear in the news conference today, that the doctors don't know where they're taking the experimental drug. you need to have a situation where the doctors can give the drug to a certain group of people. and then to another group of people, and then they can evaluate the results. that has not happened. and all that has happened is the zmapp has been tested on animals, and now it's tested on dr. kent bratly, and nancy writebol. and now it's gone. >> there is dr. brantly in the blue shirt. and he appears to be quite well. the first american ever to be treated on american soil. and he's the first american to survive the ebola virus. that virus at the time was known, and there's another american citizen who says that he survived the ebola virus, but at the time of his survival, it was not known that he suffered from it. >it. this is the scene fr

tois it going to be possible find out the extent that the zmapp did help? number ofthese patients. the number of people you need to a trial on is in the hundreds or thousands. >> given that the conditions are africa, whatwest lessons are there for african countries struggling with ebola? when we talk about the drugs and the vaccines, these are when we'red herrings thinking about this epidemic. the most important way of controlling this epidemic will through old fashioned public health measures so finding theme early and treating and isolating them and contact tracing, look for people who peopleen in contact with with ebola or corpses who have died of ebola and isolating them quarantine measures. >> the level of care as you've suggested they've received at emery, even that is not really possible to replicate, is it, in hospitals in west africa? >> this is what's so important to understand about the difference between west africa and the western modern industrialized world. the poorestree of countries in the world. their health systems are absolutely dissimilar to ourselves in every

zmapp is just one of several possible treatments being developed. an effort to understand and treat ebola, that goes back decades. an effort led by the pentagon. the reason, biological war and terrorism. it poses a risk to the public and national security, because it can be spread and transmitted, resulting in high death rates. that makes ebola a weapon. in 1973 the soviet union launched a bioweapons programme, among which the weaponisation of ebola and other viruss. >> it's clear that the soviet union were trying to interpret a number of biological agents into weapons, including viruses like venezuela's virus, ebola. as a matter of fact there was a concern they may try to turn small pox into a bioweapon, that's why there was an agreement between the united states and soviet union, that there'll be two locals where small pox would be stored. one in united states and one in vector. >> reporter: the soviet union was not alone. a japanese cult travelled and collected samples of the virus. it is not clear whether they were successful. but they released

it's something known as zmapp. it's an monochromal antibody.he received the first dose in liberia. the first dose didn't have such an dramatic impact as her colleague dr. kent brantly but the second dose made it actually stable enough to let her fly here. the doctors are going to assess just how much damage, how much of an impact all of this has had on her body. assess her heart, her lungs, her kidney, her liver. and she is going to get the third of those three doses of that zmapp on wednesday. that's according to emory hospital doctors in consultation with the mih and the fda. doctors here are pretty optimistic about her recovery overall. she's expected to see her family. many of her family haven't seen her in some time. when they do get a chance to see her, it's going to be through this glass wall because she's in isolation. they'll be able to see her and talk to her because she'll have an intercom and phone in her room. we'll have more details and as we get them, we'll bring them to you. >>> having such a global impact, british airways becom

the take home question is that zmapp is an experimental drug.n't have data to know how safe it is. we don't have data to know how effective it is. to really understand a drug, you need to have well done, large, randomized control trials, which we don't have. so at this stage, we have two patients that initiated treatment with zmapp even before they arrived at emory. yes, they survived. but we have nothing to show whether zmapp helped their recovery or slowed their recovery. that is unfortunately going to take time to determine. >> with that, i put the question to you that somebody else sent, marilyn sent on the side effects of z map. are you able to answer that question? >> no. that's the first step in doing the safety studies and understanding that. with two patients it's really kind of impossible to determine whether the side effects are from the drug or somebody sick with ebola virus. it's safe to say with any drug, the things you'd monitor would be allergic reactions and other signs that the body itself is reacting to the drug. but at this s

brantly and writebol are the first two patients to receive a serum called zmapp.elp the body attack the ebola virus, speeding up the body's process of destroying the virus. but zmapp is totally untested and unproven. >> i think it's far too soon to say that this drug had anything to do with their cure. at this point, we don't know if the drug helped, if it hurt or had no effect whatsoever. that's why they have to study it. >> reporter: while doctors in american have to figure out if the drug makes a difference, at the heart of the ebola yououtbr, the epidemic is out of control. ground zero, liberia, where they could use the serum and a miracle. >> how do you feel about the idea that an experimental drug could be brought to liberia. >> that would be wonderful. right now, it's going to spread. becoming an international problem. to have that and it's working, that would be wonderful for our people. >> i think it would be a good thing. it's, like, it's the better of two evils. you don't do it, people are going to die. >> reporter: in liberia, it doesn't look hopeful.

she was treated with an experimental drug called zmapp. she showed some signs of progress, as did brantly who arrived just two days ago. the same protocol. the same plane. and right now is on the especially equipped ambulance. it's like an isolation ambulance. she is likely with a caregiver as dr. brantly was as well when he arrived at the hospital. our dr. sanjay gupta, our chief medical correspondent, standing by live at emory. that ambulance just crossing the intersection is getting very close to your location, sanjay. >> yep, we can hear the activity, ashleigh, there's a helicopter, maybe more than one helicopter, flying overhead. i sort of get an idea of where that ambulance is now. it's a little bit of a convey. this is the hospital just behind me here just to give you an idea. they're going to be pulling in behind that building or close to it. probably the same door that we saw dr. brantly get in just a few days ago. she will probably be escorted in some way out of the ambulance through that door. we don't know, as you pointed out,

we know one individual, an american, received this zmapp drug and seems to have had a recovery. he have a recovery because he's part of the lucky 30% of the people who contracted ebola in the current outbreak who survived the disease or did he make it through because the drug worked? we don't know and until you have something more than one person, you don't have clinical evidence. >> woodruff: dr. garry, what is your understanding of the drug and its comfort level of it being given to the one or two american healthcare workers. >> i am very comfortable having the americans being given the treatment. they're both healthcare workers and knew the risks of taking the drug so they were fully informed of the possible outcomes. as americans, we need to do all we can to protect people that go to countries where very serious disease like this is occurring and do all we can to protect them if they should be unfortunate enough to get infected. so this drug, zmapp, has shown very good promise in experimental animals, these antibodies are very promising drugs, at the very top of the list for

both of them received an experimental drug called zmapp. >> i am thrilled to be alive, to be well, to be reunited with my family. today is a miraculous day. >> it is still not clear if zmapp or the specialized care save their lives, but recovery -- the recovery is a direct effort to thousands of prayers. the family say they want to continue her recovery privately. >> the ice bucket challenge -- >> band from it, next. -- banned from it, next. >> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00, on your side. after the soap opera in richmond, more details of the mcdonnell's marriage is revealed in the courtroom. he took the stand for the second time, describing an emotional e-mail he sent to his wife. >> he admitted to, "being in love." as jeff goldberg reports, he addressed the infamous for ari right. >> the strain and exhaustion was evident. >> long way to go. out and get the best for me and my family. >> governor mcdonnell testified, and his time became consumed by the public office. once inside the mansion, mcdonnell says things only got worse. his wife took to screaming and yelling. the pu

serum, zmapp and his death comes as the world health organization announced that it was ethical to use unlicensed treatments with as yet unknown efficacy and adverse effects. there is currently no known cure for ebola. officially declared a global health emergency which has nounw claimed over 1000 lives. >> there are caveats. ethical criteria must always guide prevention of such intervention. these include transparency about all aspects of care, informed consent, freedom of choice. confidentiality, respect for person and respect for dignity and with the involvement of the community. >> zmapp has reportedly shown promising results at a u.s. hospital treating two american missionaries infected with the virus are while working in africa. but the manufacturer says all of its available supplies have now been sent to west africa. liberia says it will treat some of its infected. annal ethical debate on the use of trial drugs on humans. including who should receive priority for the limited supplies. tim friend, al jazeera. >> russia has agreed to ukrainian funds that trucks be coordinated by t

father miguel pajares is the first one to die from the outbreak receiving an experimental serum zmapp. his death comes as the u.n. announced -- u.n. world health organization announced it was ethical to use experimental drugs. the disease has claimed 10000 lives. >> caveats, the panel said ethical criteria must always gierd provisioalwaysguide provi. informed consent, freedom of choice, confidentiality, respect for person and preservation of dignity and with the involvement of the community. >> reporter: zmapp has reportedly shoaredly shown promg results treating two american missionaries working on the virus. but the company says all its available supplies have been sent to west africa. the first africans to receive the treatment, the poorest region where, trial drugs on humans, including who should receive priority for the limited supplies, tim friend, al jazeera. >> a new report is claiming that by the end of the century, a quarter of all babies will be born in africa. researchers say that could either lead to prosperity or put further strain on already-struggling economies. malcol

he received the experimental zmapp. his death came when the world health organization announced it was ethical to use unlicensed treatments with as yet unknown efficacy and adverse effects. there is no known cure for ebola officially declared a global health emergency which has now claimed more than a thousand lives. >> it is ethical to offer unregistered drugs as potential treatments or prevention. there are caveats though. the panel said ethical criteria must always guide the provision of such intervention, these include transparency about all aspects of care. informed consent. freedom of choice. confidentiality, respect for person and preservation of dignity and with the involvement of the community. >> reporter: zmapp has reportedly shown promising results at a u.s. hospital treating two american missionaries infected with the virus working in africa. but the u.s. laboratory says it has exhausted its supplies. the epidemic in one of the world's poorest regions where health care is unable to cope, including who shoul

. >> looking around the corner a bit, we've had some promising results with zmapp and the tests, how close are we to a vaccine that could be manufactured at scale and could actually reach this region. >> scale is going to be a difficult problem even with zmapp. they are working hard to try to scale it up just to experimental doses and it's going to take a while. some of the other drugs in the pipeline will take longer because they need to be tested. as you know, there is a vaccine candidate going into early trials right now for safety testing essentially but then the question is you know what's the market for that vaccine? i think you know, people who are going as health care workers, or lab technicians or others who would be dealing directly with patients, would be clearly able and willing to get the vaccine. but this is sporadic. we don't know where the next ebola outbreak is going to occur so you're never quite sure who to vaccinate until it actually happens. >> given that there are so few doctors and so many cases what do you t do to keep your own stf safe? they are working under

they were treated with the experimental drug, zmapp. we'll have more in just a few moments time. >> richard gibson is leaving his dairy farm in devon, england to work as a samburu cattle herder. >> this isn't going to be my usual day then; obviously. >> in an arid land where warriors fight gun battles to defend their cattle. >> he's prepared to give his life for his cows, because if they haven't got them, they've got nothing. >> he'll be faced with some unusual traditions... >> i just don't want to be circumcised today.

government has approved the shipment of sample doses of the experimental ebola drug zmapp to liberia. mapp pharmaceutical, which makes that drug, says its supply is now exhausted. the world health organization now says the virus has killed more than 1,000 people. more on this just ahead. >>> we're going to turn back now to our top story, the death, the sudden death of actor-comedian robin williams. he touched the lives of so many people who crossed his path. >> earlier cnn's don lemon spoke with comedian joy behar about her experiences with williams. listen. >> it's a sad, sad thing. because you know, it always is very sad. and maybe it's because i'm a comic myself. when a comedian dies. you know, particularly one who has brought so much laughing into the world and so much pleasure and so much fun. it's just heartbreaking. it's sad to me that someone who could bring so much laughter and pleasure to others could not do it for himself. you know? he was a tortured soul, i think. and you know, i remember when i had my show on hln. he came on the show. you know, and he was a big star. i ha

a lot of attention was due to a story that we first reported about an experimental drug zmapp.he first of three doses given to brantly as he lay near death in liberia. never before had it been given to a human being. what happened next was described to us as miraculous. within an hour brantly's doctors said he made a dramatic turnaround. by the next morning he was able to stand up on his own and take a shower. coincidence? or not. doctors are still being cautious. >> frankly, we do not know whether it helped them, whether it made no difference, or even if it delayed their recovery. >> brantly's colleague nancy writebol also received zmapp. at one point friends and family expected to plan a funeral. when she arrived at emory she was still unable to walk but we learn nancy is also ebola-free. >> my dear friend nancy upon her release from the hospital want immediate to share her gratitude for all of the prayers on her behalf. as she walked out of her isolation room all she could say was to god be the glory. >> you know, a lot of people asked could they still be contagious? and i t

-made drug, zmapp. doctors say they've shown signs of improvement. but in spain today came word that a priest who was given z-mapp has died. officials in liberia announced they've been promised a shipment of z-mapp later this week. but that may be the last of the medicine for some time to come. "the wall street journal" reported today the drug maker, mapp biopharmaceutical, has now distributed all of the doses it had. that leaves as apparently the main option for officials throughout west africa: stepping up awareness campaigns and screening measures to quarantine the virus. several states: ivory coast, gambia and zambia, have now banned all flights from ebola- infected countries. >> woodruff: given those problems with the health systems and a lack of drugs, what more can be done, and should be done? we ask two people watching this all very closely. lawrence gostin is professor of global health law at georgetown law and the director of the world health organization's center on public health law and jonathan moreno is professor of medical ethics and h

very large numbers of doses, but that's something under intense discussion now. >> reporter: while zmapps not been tested on humans it has shown promising results in monkeys. three precious vials of the medicine scored at subzero temperatures were flown to liberia last week and administered to both dr. brantly and fellow missionary worker nancy writebol who was also infected. soon after the doctor was given the drug his condition improved dramatically doctors say. >> we really need to be careful. i do hope it was as impressive as being described because if it is, that bodes very well for that particular product. >> reporter: tonight dr. brantly remains in this state of the art isolation unit receiving round the clock care. he wife visited him yesterday, but they can't have physical contact. she had to talk to him through an intercom from the other side of a thick glass panel. >> we're hoping he'll continue to improve, but ebola is such a scary disease because it's so deadly. >> at least 887 people have died in guinea, sierra leone,. >>> we are hearing from people in one fremont neighborh

serum zmapp and his death comes as the world health organisation ja announced it was -- world health organisation ja announced it was ethical to use an untested drug. there's no cure for ebola, declared a public health emergency, claiming more than 1,000 lives. >> it is ethical to offer intervention as potential treatments or prevention. there are caveats. ethical criteria must guide the provision of intervention. these include transparency about all aspects of care, in full concept. freedom of choice, confidentiality. respectful person and preservation of dignity, and with the involvement of the community. >> zmapp reportedly showed promising results at a u.s. hospital, treating two missionaries infected with the virus whilst working in africa. the manufacturers say all the available supplies have been sent to west africa. liberia says it will treat two infected doctors. the first africans to receive the treatment. the epidemic in one of the world's poorest renal jornings where health -- regions where health care regions are unable to cope, opened an ethical debate, including who sh

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what is the danger of the outbreak becoming an epidemic, what do we know about the zmapp serum. the director of the national institutes of health joins us from the nih in bethesda maryland. the virus killed 900 people in africa. we know it's in four countries, and one of the biggest cities in the world. how concerned are you that this will spread further? >> it may spread to other african natures because of porous border. i don't think you'll see, i'm certain you will not see outbreaks in countries that are developed nation was a health care system, to be able to recognise, isolate and care for people under the proper protective conditions that are essential for essentially preventing an outbreak of ebola. the conditions in africa propagate the disease, i see it as being a danger in west africa and beyond. if a patient gets on a plane and is infected in an african country and go to a developed nation, the u.k. or the united states or australia, what have you, european countries, and then get out. if they got sick in that nation, there's little threat of their being an outbreak b

there is no cure, but the first consignment of the experimental drug zmapp has arrived from the u.s.e world health organization has approved the distribution of unproven drugs to help address the ebola outbreak will stop world health organization assistant director general said the decision was made to despite -- despite tests that failed to prove the drugs are safe and effective. >> a range of potential effect asset to control the ebola virus. theser, while several of treatments have been proven to be very effective in nonhuman findings -- and i mean [indiscernible] ine have undergone the tests humans necessary for licensing as proven safe and effective treatments. that does not mean they are not safe. it simply means we do not have evidence from human studies to safet is certain they are and efficacious. >> that was the who assistant director general. the outbreak has sparked an international debate over the ethics of giving such untested drugs to the sick and deciding who should get the drugs. >> to talk about implications of the crisis, we're joined by laurie garrett, senior fell

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. >> both the american missionaries received an external drug called zmapp, which has also been given to three liberian doctors and a spanish priest who died. the drug maker says supplies are now exhausted. at least 1350 people have died in the worst ebola epidemic in history. we will have more with dr. paul farmer after the headlines. the world health organization says at least 70 people have died in the northern democratic republic of congo from an outbreak of an ebola-like illness. while the symptoms of the two illnesses are similar, experts say the death rate for the other illness is far lower than that of ebola. a russian aid convoy has begun crossing into eastern ukraine and heading toward the besieged city of luhansk. while at least one part of the convoy had cleared customs, the trucks appear ejected part of without authorization from ukraine. the convoy has been held up at the border for more than a week undergoing inspections. ukraine has accused russia of using it as cover to mount a military incursion, while russia carryhe trucks humanitarian aid for residents in dire need

we've been talking a lot about this experimental serum zmapp. what about this one that hasn't been tested signaling how desperate authorities are. that's a risk, right? >> reporter: well, it's a risk, but i think it's a risk/reward that they're looking at. they feel that because this is such an unprecedented outbreak that w.h.o. believes that it's worth using these experimental drugs, both vaccines and potential cures in the fight against this outbreak. they do say though that still the best way to stop this is by quarantining people, by providing care and by tracing any contact. as you said, as this new tragic news that a protocol officer who helped patrick sawyer who flew into legos last month, he has died after being in quarantine, it shows you how deadly the virus is. how important the early stages are. now there's a lot more on the ground efforts to stop this, it appears that maybe that risk is no longer as much of a factor. but these experimental drugs that do add another arsenal to the fight against this ebola outbreak. >> yeah. i mean, i

it's called zmapp. >> looks very promising. it's certainly encouraging.n to go forward with these kinds of studies. >> reporter: dr. sapphire said it brought a tear to her eye when she saw dr. brantly actually get out of that ambulance and walk on his own power into the hospital. that gives her encouragement that this cocktail is working. but because there was no control and these were the first two people ever to get a trial version of this drug, she says that more trials need to be done, more studies, so they can get more information and hone this drug as necessary so that more people can benefit and more lives are saved. stephanie elam, cnn, la jolla, california. >> joining me to talk more about this secret serum who may be helping the american ebola patients receiving treatment in atlanta, one of the scientists who got the ball rolling and helped develop that drug. doctor, thank you for being with us today. i want to go back a decade-plus, and that is to the beginnings of this, the genesis of the drug in the first place. is it my understanding, is it

it's called zmapp, an experimental medication not approved by the fda.tors say when it was given to dr. kent brantly his condition improved dramatically. when we say dramatically, it is nottage exaggeration. it was an improvement in one hour. stephanie elam is out front with the money and power of the cocktail. >> it's profound. everything we work fo. >> reporter: erica is part of the team of 25 labs in seven countries that create the serum taken by both american ebola patients. and so far the cocktail seems to be working. until now, the drug wasn't known to the public. it wasn't even supposed to be tested on humans until 2015. >> did you have any reservations before the outbreak happened about trying it on people? >> i thought it would work. i would take it myself. but i know what it is. >> reporter: she says the antibodies work by binding to the virus or the infected cell. >> this is a model we made of the structure of the protein that's in the surface of the virus, green and white. yellow is the antibody. so this is the molecule, the virus uses to att

also pushing for faster production of zmapp.american ebola victims. they're hoping to have it available by november because this deadly virus is showing no signs right now of slowing down. well over 1800 confirmed or suspected cases if four west african nations with more than 1,000 deaths. as for the stricken american missionary nancy writebol, she's recovering in an atlanta hospital. and her son says she still feels called to finish her work in liberia. she may go back when she gets better. >>> texas governor rick perry will meet with members of the texas national guard. they're training for deployment to secure the u.s./mexico border. the program comes at the cost $18 million a month. by that rate, the money would dry up by october. other states have helped to share the costs. >>> a big meeting tonight on martha's vineyard. hillary clinton the former secretary of state and president obama getting together at a home of a mutual friend. mrs. clinton called him on tuesday. the former secretary of state opened a lot of eyes in an

she's received already that experimental drug zmapp, she got two doses, she is showing improvement.t treatment will continue at emory university hospital where she has just arrived. we'll update you on the story as it comes in. the story not just nancy writebol, it's the use of the zmapp that look like it's effective. >>> here's something you don't hear every day, a new york hotel charging couples who book weddings $500 is the charge for every bad review posted online. lauren simonetti tell us what it's about. >> we talk about reviews and how a bad review could kill a business. this upstate new york hotel union street guest house tried to prevent that from happening. come have your wedding at the hotel. just know bride and groom, any guest who doesn't like it and posts a review on any website that's negative, we're charging you 500 bucks. stuart: can't do that. >> if they take the review down, we'll give you your $500 back. listen to what's happened since the policy began. stuart: it's been in place two years? >> no one noticed it. we have a statement, the hotel putting on facebook

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a just published report says the drug used to treat two americans, zmapp, had a 100% success rate in a trial with monkeys. more than 1300 deaths are blamed on the outbreak, which is now been traced back to an interaction between a human and an animal late last year. backed separatists have seized control of a key port city in eastern ukraine. says 5000h government russian troops are fighting alongside the separatists. moscow denies the allegations. nato says troops are waiting on the border. european prime ministers are expected to propose new sanctions against russia at a meeting tomorrow. >> and now to ferguson, missouri where prime ministers are being trained to use body cameras. two companies donated enough cameras for every officer on the force. to uniformsclick and can record 12 hours of audio and video. the body camera would have made a big difference into the investigation of michael brown's shooting. at 6:00xt on abc 7 news -- >> i am kris van cleave in alexandria. a big traffic mess to start the labor day weekend. two power poles come crashing down. a report coming at you n

a hospital in the united states and ken brantly and colleague were treated with experimental drug zmappbove all i'm forever thankful to god for sparing my life and i'm glad for my attention my sickness has attracted to the plight of west africa in the midst of this, epidemic and pray for liberia and west africa and encourage those in leadership and influence to do everything possible to bring this ebola outbreak to an end. >> reporter: it was the right decision to bring these patients back to emory for treatment. what we learned in caring for them will help advance the world's understanding of how to treat ebola virus infections and help, hopefully, to improve survival in parts of the world where patients with this infection are treated. >> reporter: hundreds of people in liberia capitol remain quarantined behind barricades and officials thought of getting food and water to the 10,000 people there confined, and there are questions about how long the provisions will last. despite the recovery of dr dr. brantly and colleague multi drug companies are accused not doing enough to fight ebola

reporter: brantly's doctors say it's unclear if the experimental drug he took, the serum known as zmapp hims him recover or he improved on his own. >>> heavy rains in eastern pennsylvania triggered flash floods in wayne county near scranton. they rushed into this resort. these dramatic photos were sent in by a viewer of our affiliate in scranton. no word on how much damage was done or whether anyone was injured. >>> meantime, parts of washington state hit hard by wildfires are now seeing flash floods and mudslides. more than an inch of rain in an hour triggered this flood. a roadway washed out. >>> more wet weather is on the way for much of the country. heavy rain also blanket the rocky mountain states up into the cascades and midwest. thunderstorms will also rumble over the ohio valley up into the northeast and down to the southeast and into florida. >>> new this morning a united express flight from columbus, ohio, to chicago had to make an emergency landing in indianapolis. the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff. and decided not to continue the trip. everyone on

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he is being treated with a experimental drug, zmapp. could we be close to finding mass market cure? manny joins me now. are we close to a cure? >> not yet, not yet. most of the comments coming out emory university regarding zmapp they can't say conclusionly whether it helped or not helped. it is too early with the entry. entry point the medication was too advanced when they got sick. thank god they got better. melissa: why did they get better if it kills people? >> kills people up to a point. if you are you're in infrastructure where there is no hydration, no isolation, no treatment of secondary infection you have 90% chance of dying. if you happen to be in a hospital like emory, you have 60% chance of dying, 40% of dying and that is exactly what happened in this case. melissa: not the same story in africa, of course. riots. keep going. breaking out in monorovia and liberia placing a ebola-stricken community under strict quarantine. >> what frightens me, the head of cdc, three weeks ago wrote a piece this is all flesh war. we'll take control of the situation. it hasn't happened yet.