a ▁" is n ' t ▁striking ▁in ▁a ▁' linear ▁fashion ' ▁this ▁time . ▁It ' s ▁ho pping ▁around , ▁especially ▁in ▁Liber ia , ▁Guinea ▁and ▁Sierra ▁Le one ". ▁ ▁F ear ▁of ▁health care ▁workers ▁and ▁clin ics ▁ ▁Cont ain ment ▁was ▁also ▁difficult ▁due ▁to ▁fear ▁of ▁health care ▁workers . ▁ ▁In fect ed ▁people ▁and ▁those ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁ev aded ▁surve ill ance , ▁moving ▁at ▁will ▁and ▁hiding ▁their ▁ill ness es ▁while ▁they ▁inf ected ▁others ▁in ▁turn . ▁Ent ire ▁villages , ▁str icken ▁by ▁fear , ▁closed ▁themselves ▁off , ▁giving ▁the ▁disease ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁strike ▁in ▁another ▁area . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁areas ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁health ▁workers ▁were ▁pur pos ely ▁spread ing ▁the ▁disease ▁to ▁the ▁people , ▁while ▁others ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁disease ▁did ▁not ▁exist . ▁Ri ots ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁regional ▁capital , ▁N z ér ék or é , ▁when ▁rum ors ▁were ▁spread ▁that ▁people ▁were ▁being ▁cont amin ated ▁when ▁health ▁workers ▁were ▁sp ray ing ▁a ▁market ▁area ▁to ▁de cont amin ate ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁May , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁E bol a ▁cases ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁decre asing ▁and ▁Mé dec ins ▁Sans ▁Front ières ▁( MS F ) ▁closed ▁a ▁treatment ▁facility ▁in ▁the ▁Mac enta ▁region ▁because ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁E bol a ▁there ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁resolved . ▁ ▁At