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| UN: Ebola outbreak could be controlled in three months | UN: Ebola outbreak could be controlled in three months |
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| The UN special envoy on Ebola says he hopes that the outbreak can be brought under control within three months. | The UN special envoy on Ebola says he hopes that the outbreak can be brought under control within three months. |
| David Nabarro told the BBC the number of Ebola cases was currently increasing exponentially, but greater community awareness would help contain the virus. | David Nabarro told the BBC the number of Ebola cases was currently increasing exponentially, but greater community awareness would help contain the virus. |
| People were becoming aware that isolating those infected was the best way to prevent transmission, he added. | People were becoming aware that isolating those infected was the best way to prevent transmission, he added. |
| So far, there have been more than 8,300 confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola, and at least 4,033 deaths. | So far, there have been more than 8,300 confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola, and at least 4,033 deaths. |
| 'Quite frightening' | |
| Most fatalities - 4,024 - have occurred in the west African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Cases have also been reported in Nigeria, Senegal, Spain and the US. | Most fatalities - 4,024 - have occurred in the west African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Cases have also been reported in Nigeria, Senegal, Spain and the US. |
| Mr Nabarro said that the number of new cases was "quite frightening", as the spread of the disease was currently accelerating. | Mr Nabarro said that the number of new cases was "quite frightening", as the spread of the disease was currently accelerating. |
| At the beginning, many west African communities did not understand that the outbreak was an infectious disease, he said. | At the beginning, many west African communities did not understand that the outbreak was an infectious disease, he said. |
| "I think we've got much better community involvement [now] which leads me to believe that getting it under control within the next three months is a reasonable target," he said. | "I think we've got much better community involvement [now] which leads me to believe that getting it under control within the next three months is a reasonable target," he said. |
| "By under control I mean... the numbers of new cases each week diminishes compared with the previous week to the point where there is no new transmission." | "By under control I mean... the numbers of new cases each week diminishes compared with the previous week to the point where there is no new transmission." |
| The Ebola virus is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person or animal. | The Ebola virus is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person or animal. |
| Meanwhile, New York's JFK airport began screening passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea for the Ebola virus on Saturday, in an attempt to stem the outbreak. | Meanwhile, New York's JFK airport began screening passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea for the Ebola virus on Saturday, in an attempt to stem the outbreak. |
| Passengers from those countries will have their temperatures taken and have to answer a series of questions. | Passengers from those countries will have their temperatures taken and have to answer a series of questions. |
| It comes after the first person died of Ebola in Texas on Wednesday. | It comes after the first person died of Ebola in Texas on Wednesday. |
| Ebola deaths: Confirmed, probable and suspected | Ebola deaths: Confirmed, probable and suspected |
| Source: WHO | Source: WHO |
| Note: figures have occasionally been revised down as suspected or probable cases are found to be unrelated to Ebola. They do not include one death in the US recorded on 8 October. | Note: figures have occasionally been revised down as suspected or probable cases are found to be unrelated to Ebola. They do not include one death in the US recorded on 8 October. |
| 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 |