[...] that didn't stop some Venezuelans, especially government opponents, from taking to social media to denounce the outbreak as an unknown epidemic and even speculating that the Ebola virus that has killed hundreds in West Africa had arrived on South America's shores. While he named a number of media outlets for sowing panic, including the Miami Herald and the BBC's Spanish-language service, the president said he was considering pursuing legal action against CNN en Espanol, which devoted an entire program to the deaths. [...] Venezuela's economic problems have led to widespread shortages of medical supplies and medicines, making it harder for physicians to treat patients.