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| Ebola deaths in West Africa 'pass 3,000' - WHO | Ebola deaths in West Africa 'pass 3,000' - WHO |
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| The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 3,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. | The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 3,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. |
| The latest figures indicate that more than 6,500 people are believed to have been infected in the region. | The latest figures indicate that more than 6,500 people are believed to have been infected in the region. |
| Liberia is the worst affected country, having recorded around 1,830 deaths linked to the latest outbreak. | Liberia is the worst affected country, having recorded around 1,830 deaths linked to the latest outbreak. |
| The outbreak is the world's most deadly - US President Barack Obama has called it a "threat to global security". | The outbreak is the world's most deadly - US President Barack Obama has called it a "threat to global security". |
| Some studies have warned that the numbers of infected could rise to more than 20,000 by early November. | |
| The report also highlights the risk of infection for health-care workers trying to stem the outbreak. | |
| It says 375 workers are known to have been infected, and that 211 have so far died from the virus. | It says 375 workers are known to have been infected, and that 211 have so far died from the virus. |
| Sierra Leone last weekend enforced a three-day curfew in an attempt to quell the outbreak in the country. | |
| During the curfew more than a million households were surveyed and 130 new cases discovered, the authorities say. | |
| On Wednesday, it extended the quarantine area to three new districts, meaning more than a third of the country's six million people cannot move freely. | |
| Some 600 people have died in Sierra Leone and a similar number in Guinea, where the outbreak was first confirmed in March. | |
| Nigeria and Senegal, two other West Africa countries that have also been affected by the outbreak, have not recorded any new cases or deaths in the last few weeks, the latest WHO report says. | |
| At the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, US President Obama called for more urgent action in the response to the outbreak. | |
| "There is still a significant gap between where we are and where we need to be," he said. | |
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| A new BBC Ebola programme with the latest news about the outbreak is broadcast at 19.50 GMT each weekday on the BBC World Service. | A new BBC Ebola programme with the latest news about the outbreak is broadcast at 19.50 GMT each weekday on the BBC World Service. |