Georgia Howe

So funerals are a particular flashpoint here.

In rural areas, people often demand to bury their dead in traditional customs, and that involves a lot of touching of the corpse, even though that's a perfect way to spread this disease.

So the kind of safe burials that the Red Cross would carry out in protective gear

That's deeply upsetting to a lot of these locals.

Last Thursday, treatment tents in these nearby provinces were attacked and they were set on fire because locals were denied a body for one of those traditional burials.

The next night, angry crowds from a town at the center of the Ebola outbreak attacked and burned down another tent.

And in the process, 18 patients with suspected Ebola were

ran from the facility to escape that fire, and they currently remain unaccounted for.

Now, no one was hurt in the attack, but this obviously will potentially spread the virus further into the community.

And then a second attack hit that same hospital on Sunday with young men demanding the bodies of their relatives.

Police fired shots to disperse the crowds, and at least seven more patients escaped,

One critically ill patient reportedly died while trying to flee.

So as you can imagine, Georgia, this does not help those containment efforts.

Now, during the last major outbreak, Ebola did actually reach the United States.

What's the likelihood that we could see that happen?

Well, we're being told right now that it's not a major risk, but the CDC and Reuters did cite reports that at least six Americans were potentially exposed.

That includes several categorized as high-risk exposures.

Now, one of those Americans is a medical missionary who tested positive for Ebola last week.

And he's receiving treatment in Germany.

And right now we're being told his outlook is positive.