Liberia battles spread of Ebola

Family members of West Point district commissioner Miata Flowers flee the Monrovia slum, escorted by members of Liberia’s Ebola task force.  (John Moore / Getty Images)

West Point residents unable to reach their homes because of a quarantine confront government officials in the street.  (Abbas Dulleh / Associated Press)

A Liberian soldier, part of the Ebola task force, pushes back residents while enforcing a quarantine on West Point.   (John Moore / Getty Images)

A Liberian soldier swings a baton at a resident resisting quarantine orders in Monrovia’s West Point neighborhood.  (John Moore / Getty Images)

A Liberian soldier raises his baton at a resident while enforcing a quarantine in West Point.  (John Moore / Getty Images)

A Liberian soldier chases a woman in West Point, where residents were angry about a quarantine imposed on the area.  (John Moore / Getty Images)

Members of Liberia’s Ebola task force enforce a quarantine on West Point.  (John Moore / Getty Images)

Members of Liberia’s Ebola task force ride through West Point, where a quarantine was ordered in an effort to prevent the spread of Ebola.  (John Moore / Getty Images)