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Picture This: Battling the Ebola outbreak in Liberia
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Sep 8, 2014
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Picture This: Battling the Ebola outbreak in Liberia
Getty Images photographer John Moore visited Liberia where he got to travel with a burial team and visit isolation wards set up to treat those infected with Ebola.
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 19: A resident washes his hands in chlorinated water at a public bathroom in the West Point slum on August 19, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. An holding center in West Point for people suspected of having the Ebola virus was overrun and shut down by a crowd on August 16. The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,000 people in four African nations, more in Liberia than any other country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 19: A resident washes his hands in chlorinated water at a public bathroom in the West Point slum on August 19, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. A holding center in West Point for people suspected of having the Ebola virus was overrun and shut down by a crowd on August 16. The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,000 people in four African nations, more in Liberia than any other country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 14: Three-year-old Nino looks at a blackboard in a newly-opened Ebola isolation center set up in a school closed due to the epidemic on August 14, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. They sleep on matresses on the floor. People suspected of contracting the Ebola virus are being sent to such centers in the capital Monrovia where the spread of the highly contagious and deadly Ebola virus has been called catastrophic. The epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 14: Three-year-old Nino looks at a blackboard in a newly-opened Ebola isolation center set up in a school closed due to the epidemic on August 14, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. They sleep on matresses on the floor. People suspected of contracting the Ebola virus are being sent to such centers in the capital Monrovia where the spread of the highly contagious and deadly Ebola virus has been called catastrophic. The epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 15: Umu Fambulle stands over her husband Ibrahim after he staggered and fell, knocking him unconscious in an Ebola ward on August 15, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. People suspected of contracting the Ebola virus are being sent by Liberian health workers to the center, a closed primary school originally built by USAID. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 15: Umu Fambulle stands over her husband Ibrahim after he staggered and fell, knocking him unconscious in an Ebola ward on August 15, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. People suspected of contracting the Ebola virus are being sent by Liberian health workers to the center, a closed primary school originally built by USAID. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 17: A Liberian burial team, all wearing protective clothing, retrieves the body of a 60-year-old Ebola victim in his home on August 17, 2014 near Monrovia, Liberia. The virus has killed more than 1,000 people in four African countries, and Liberia now has had more deaths than any other country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 17: A Liberian burial team, all wearing protective clothing, retrieves the body of a 60-year-old Ebola victim in his home on August 17, 2014 near Monrovia, Liberia. The virus has killed more than 1,000 people in four African countries, and Liberia now has had more deaths than any other country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 14: A burial team from the Liberian health department sprays disinfectant over the body of a woman suspected of dying of the Ebola virus on August 14, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. Teams are picking up bodies from all over the capital of Monrovia, where the spread of the Ebola virus has been called catastrophic. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries and has overwhelmed the Liberian health system. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 14: A burial team from the Liberian health department sprays disinfectant over the body of a woman suspected of dying of the Ebola virus on August 14, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. Teams are picking up bodies from all over the capital of Monrovia, where the spread of the Ebola virus has been called catastrophic. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries and has overwhelmed the Liberian health system. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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MARSHALL, LIBERIA - AUGUST 22: A burial team from the Liberian Ministry of Health unloads the bodies of Ebola victims onto a funeral pire at a crematorium on August 22, 2014 in Marshall, Liberia. The Ebola epidemic has killed at least 1,350 people in West Africa and more in Liberia than any other country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
MARSHALL, LIBERIA - AUGUST 22: A burial team from the Liberian Ministry of Health unloads the bodies of Ebola victims onto a funeral pire at a crematorium on August 22, 2014 in Marshall, Liberia. The Ebola epidemic has killed at least 1,350 people in West Africa and more in Liberia than any other country. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 21: A staffer for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), suits up in protective clothing before entering a high-risk area of the MSF Ebola treatment center on August 21, 2014 near Monrovia, Liberia. The MSF center has 120 beds and is being expanded, making it the largest Ebola treatment center in history. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 1,200 people in West Africa. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 21: A staffer for Doctors Without Borders (MSF), suits up in protective clothing before entering a high-risk area of the MSF Ebola treatment center on August 21, 2014 near Monrovia, Liberia. The MSF center has 120 beds and is being expanded, making it the largest Ebola treatment center in history. The Ebola epidemic has killed more than 1,200 people in West Africa. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 15: Children play on fishing boats at dusk in the seaside favella of West Point on August 15, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. Poor sanitation and close living quarters have contributed to the spead of the Ebola virus, which is transmitted through bodily fluids. The epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
MONROVIA, LIBERIA - AUGUST 15: Children play on fishing boats at dusk in the seaside favella of West Point on August 15, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. Poor sanitation and close living quarters have contributed to the spread of the Ebola virus, which is transmitted through bodily fluids. The epidemic has killed more than 1,000 people in four West African countries. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
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Getty Images photographer John Moore visited Liberia where he got to travel with a burial team and visit isolation wards set up to treat those infected with Ebola.

The Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,900 people and infected thousands more across West Africa, making it the longest and deadliest outbreak in history. It's been a pretty chaotic time for these countries, which are among the world's poorest. 

Related: FAQ: What you should know about the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history

Health officials continue to struggle to contain the epidemic as resources run low and health workers become infected. In this edition of Picture This we check in with John Moore, Getty Images photographer. He recently visited Liberia and photographed some of the scenes taking place.