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performance in the Democratic Republic of Congo to avoid contracting the Ebola virus which is currently ravaging parts of West Africa.

African/American musician, Akon has spoken out on recent reports that he performed inside a bubble during a September 21…

Akon Responded via Instagram: see bellow:

“It’s sad how the media spin everything so negatively. I would never intentionally isolate myself from my African people. This bubble has been apart of my show for years. Way before Ebola existed. My aim now is to find a way to stop Ebola before it spreads. Let’s all come together and make that happen”

The current Ebola outbreak has killed 42 people in the DRC and over 3000 across West Africa.

The Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola while treating Liberian Thomas Eric Duncan at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, has been identified at 26 year old Nina Pham. Nina, according to report, was among over 50 staff of the hospital that cared for Duncan who later died on October 8th.

Nina is said to probably have had the closest contact with Duncan, she was his personal nurse and was in his room often. She and others who cared for Duncan wore protective gear, including gowns, gloves, masks and face shields, and sometimes full-body suits but that didn’t help Nina. She’s officially the first person to contract the disease within the US.

She’s currently being treated at the same hospital. Yesterday, she received a blood transfusion from Ebola survivor, Dr Kent Brantly. Hopefully she will make it.