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West Africans turn to witchcraft to fight ebola

Sierra, Leone: A British doctor working in Sierra Leone says the devastating outbreak of Ebola is being worsened by a belief in witchcraft among some communities.

Benjamin Black, an obstetrician from Manchester, is working in the West African country with Medecins Sans Frontieres, and says doctors there are struggling to cope with the spread of the disease which has already left nearly 700 dead in the region.

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