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| Ebola spread 'bigger than expected' - WHO | Ebola spread 'bigger than expected' - WHO |
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| Leading global health experts did not anticipate the scale of the Ebola outbreak, a senior health official has told the BBC. | Leading global health experts did not anticipate the scale of the Ebola outbreak, a senior health official has told the BBC. |
| Chris Dye from the World Health Organization (WHO) said the international response was helping but needed to continue. | Chris Dye from the World Health Organization (WHO) said the international response was helping but needed to continue. |
| Ebola is now entrenched in the capitals of the worst-affected states - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, WHO says. | Ebola is now entrenched in the capitals of the worst-affected states - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, WHO says. |
| 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. |
| Mr Dye said that that although no-one was in a position to anticipate the scale of the current outbreak, the important thing was to look forward. | Mr Dye said that that although no-one was in a position to anticipate the scale of the current outbreak, the important thing was to look forward. |
| "We've asked for a response of about $1bn (£618m); so far we have around $300m (£185m) with more being pledged, so a bit less than half of what we need but it's climbing quickly all the time," he said. | "We've asked for a response of about $1bn (£618m); so far we have around $300m (£185m) with more being pledged, so a bit less than half of what we need but it's climbing quickly all the time," he said. |
| In April, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned of the potential spread of the virus, but the WHO played down the claims, saying that Ebola was neither an epidemic, nor was it unprecedented. | In April, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned of the potential spread of the virus, but the WHO played down the claims, saying that Ebola was neither an epidemic, nor was it unprecedented. |
| On Friday MSF reported a sharp increase of Ebola cases in the Guinean capital, Conakry, dashing hopes that the disease was being stabilised there. | On Friday MSF reported a sharp increase of Ebola cases in the Guinean capital, Conakry, dashing hopes that the disease was being stabilised there. |
| Meanwhile in Mali, an experimental serum is being tested on volunteer health workers. | Meanwhile in Mali, an experimental serum is being tested on volunteer health workers. |
| The trial spans several countries, and the results will be sent to experts to determine whether it is able to protect against Ebola. | The trial spans several countries, and the results will be sent to experts to determine whether it is able to protect against Ebola. |
| 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 reported to be gravely ill but stable. | Ms Romero is now reported to be gravely ill but stable. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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