In past Ebola outbreaks, geography has helped to contain the virus. This time, Ebola is spreading to the cities. From David Nabarro, coordinator of the new U.N. Ebola effort: “We have never had this kind of experience with Ebola before. When it gets into the cities, then it takes on another dimension.”

+ Jim Yong Kim and Paul Farmer: What’s missing in the Ebola fight in West Africa.

+ NBC News: “A man who escaped from an Ebola quarantine center in the Liberian capital Monrovia fended off vigilantes with rocks and a stick before medics caught up with him.”