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| Ebola is 'entrenched and accelerating' in West Africa | Ebola is 'entrenched and accelerating' in West Africa |
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| The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Ebola is now entrenched in the capital cities of all three worst-affected countries and is accelerating in almost all settings. | The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Ebola is now entrenched in the capital cities of all three worst-affected countries and is accelerating in almost all settings. |
| WHO deputy head Bruce Aylward warned that the world's response was not keeping up with the disease in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. | WHO deputy head Bruce Aylward warned that the world's response was not keeping up with the disease in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
| The three countries have appealed for more aid to help fight the disease. | The three countries have appealed for more aid to help fight the disease. |
| The outbreak has killed more than 3,860 people, mainly in West Africa. | The outbreak has killed more than 3,860 people, mainly in West Africa. |
| More than 200 health workers are among the victims. | More than 200 health workers are among the victims. |
| Speaking on Thursday, Mr Aylward said the situation was worse than it was 12 days ago. | Speaking on Thursday, Mr Aylward said the situation was worse than it was 12 days ago. |
| "The disease is entrenched in the capitals, 70% of the people affected are definitely dying from this disease, and it is accelerating in almost all of the settings," he said. | "The disease is entrenched in the capitals, 70% of the people affected are definitely dying from this disease, and it is accelerating in almost all of the settings," he said. |
| The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) reported a sharp increase of Ebola cases in the Guinean capital, Conakry, dashing hopes that that the disease was being stabilised there. | The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) reported a sharp increase of Ebola cases in the Guinean capital, Conakry, dashing hopes that that the disease was being stabilised there. |
| Speaking to the BBC on Friday, MSF President Joanna Liu called for urgent international action. | |
| "We're not winning the battle," she said. | "We're not winning the battle," she said. |
| "To get ahead of the game we're going to need to deploy much more massively than what we have done so far." | "To get ahead of the game we're going to need to deploy much more massively than what we have done so far." |
| At least one in 20 of those killed in the latest outbreak were medical workers, she said. | At least one in 20 of those killed in the latest outbreak were medical workers, she said. |
| Meanwhile in Spain, seven more people are being monitored in hospital for Ebola. | Meanwhile in Spain, seven more people are being monitored in hospital for Ebola. |
| They include two hairdressers who came into contact with Teresa Romero, a Madrid nurse who looked after an Ebola patient who had been repatriated from West Africa. | They include two hairdressers who came into contact with Teresa Romero, a Madrid nurse who looked after an Ebola patient who had been repatriated from West Africa. |
| Ms Romero is now very ill and reported to be at serious risk of dying. | Ms Romero is now very ill and reported to be at serious risk of dying. |
| Elsewhere: | Elsewhere: |
| How not to catch Ebola | How not to catch Ebola |
| Why Ebola is so dangerous | Why Ebola is so dangerous |
| How Ebola attacks | How Ebola attacks |
| Ebola: Mapping the outbreak | Ebola: Mapping the outbreak |
| 'Our people dying' | 'Our people dying' |
| On Thursday top US medical official Thomas Frieden said that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was unlike anything since the emergence of HIV/Aids. | On Thursday top US medical official Thomas Frieden said that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was unlike anything since the emergence of HIV/Aids. |
| He told a meeting in Washington: "In the 30 years I've been working in public health, the only thing like this has been Aids," he said. | He told a meeting in Washington: "In the 30 years I've been working in public health, the only thing like this has been Aids," he said. |
| Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma told the meeting that "our people are dying". | Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma told the meeting that "our people are dying". |
| He said that the world was not responding fast enough as children were being orphaned. | He said that the world was not responding fast enough as children were being orphaned. |
| A Liberian doctor died of the disease at a treatment centre in Monrovia on Thursday. | A Liberian doctor died of the disease at a treatment centre in Monrovia on Thursday. |
| His death brings to four the number of doctors who have died in Liberia since the outbreak. | His death brings to four the number of doctors who have died in Liberia since the outbreak. |
| Nigerian success? | Nigerian success? |
| The EU has announced plans for a system to evacuate international staff from Ebola-infected countries if they show signs of the disease. | The EU has announced plans for a system to evacuate international staff from Ebola-infected countries if they show signs of the disease. |
| The move is expected to make it easier to deploy European medical workers to combat the crisis in West Africa. | The move is expected to make it easier to deploy European medical workers to combat the crisis in West Africa. |
| Nigeria's government says 200 healthcare workers have volunteered to be sent to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as part of a global response team on Ebola. | Nigeria's government says 200 healthcare workers have volunteered to be sent to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as part of a global response team on Ebola. |
| Nigeria, which has had seven confirmed deaths from the virus, seems to have successfully contained the spread of the haemorrhagic fever, the BBC's Chris Ewokor in Abuja says. | Nigeria, which has had seven confirmed deaths from the virus, seems to have successfully contained the spread of the haemorrhagic fever, the BBC's Chris Ewokor in Abuja says. |
| Are you in West Africa? How has Ebola affected you? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in West Africa? How has Ebola affected you? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
| Have your say | Have your say |