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| Ebola outbreak: MSF sends sick French aid worker home | Ebola outbreak: MSF sends sick French aid worker home |
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| A French aid worker from the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, reports say. | A French aid worker from the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, reports say. |
| It follows a warning by the World Bank that the epidemic is threatening economic disaster across West Africa. | It follows a warning by the World Bank that the epidemic is threatening economic disaster across West Africa. |
| The woman is being repatriated to the French capital Paris under maximum security. | The woman is being repatriated to the French capital Paris under maximum security. |
| Ebola has killed 2,461 people in West Africa - the largest ever outbreak. | Ebola has killed 2,461 people in West Africa - the largest ever outbreak. |
| MSF president Mego Terzian said the French Ebola patient was believed to be in a stable condition and was expected back in Paris on Thursday. | MSF president Mego Terzian said the French Ebola patient was believed to be in a stable condition and was expected back in Paris on Thursday. |
| Although the woman is the first Western MSF worker to have caught the disease, "unfortunately several African MSF colleagues have been affected," he added. | Although the woman is the first Western MSF worker to have caught the disease, "unfortunately several African MSF colleagues have been affected," he added. |
| He gave no further details on the woman involved, other than saying she had been placed in isolation on Tuesday after showing Ebola symptoms. | He gave no further details on the woman involved, other than saying she had been placed in isolation on Tuesday after showing Ebola symptoms. |
| 'Economic catastrophe' | 'Economic catastrophe' |
| The charity has had more than 2000 staff working in the region, including about 200 international workers. | The charity has had more than 2000 staff working in the region, including about 200 international workers. |
| However, health organisations have been warning that medical facilities are so overstretched, they are having to turn new cases away to die in the streets. | However, health organisations have been warning that medical facilities are so overstretched, they are having to turn new cases away to die in the streets. |
| On Wednesday, the World Bank warned that the Ebola outbreak could have catastrophic consequences, saying its impact on the economies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone could multiply "eight-fold" in these "already fragile states". | On Wednesday, the World Bank warned that the Ebola outbreak could have catastrophic consequences, saying its impact on the economies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone could multiply "eight-fold" in these "already fragile states". |
| However, the cost can be limited if the epidemic - and the accompanying fear - is contained by a fast global response, the report said. | However, the cost can be limited if the epidemic - and the accompanying fear - is contained by a fast global response, the report said. |
| 'Unparalleled' modern emergency | 'Unparalleled' modern emergency |
| US President Barack Obama has called the latest outbreak "a threat to global security", and announced a larger US role in fighting the virus. The measures announced included ordering 3,000 US troops to the region and building new healthcare facilities. | US President Barack Obama has called the latest outbreak "a threat to global security", and announced a larger US role in fighting the virus. The measures announced included ordering 3,000 US troops to the region and building new healthcare facilities. |
| The UN Security Council is expected to pass an emergency resolution on Thursday, demanding a more forceful international response to the crisis. | The UN Security Council is expected to pass an emergency resolution on Thursday, demanding a more forceful international response to the crisis. |
| UN officials have described the outbreak as a health crisis "unparalleled in modern times". | UN officials have described the outbreak as a health crisis "unparalleled in modern times". |
| The resolution will urge member countries to provide medical staff and field hospitals and call for the lifting of travel restrictions that have prevented health workers from offering assistance. | The resolution will urge member countries to provide medical staff and field hospitals and call for the lifting of travel restrictions that have prevented health workers from offering assistance. |
| Cumulative deaths - up to 13 September | Cumulative deaths - up to 13 September |
| Ebola: Mapping the outbreak | Ebola: Mapping the outbreak |
| How bad can it get? | How bad can it get? |
| 'Biological war': A week on the Ebola frontline | 'Biological war': A week on the Ebola frontline |