Ebola Outbreak Is Moving Faster Than Efforts To Control It, Could Become 'Catastrophic'

BI ^ | 8-1-2014 | Saliou Samb, Reuters

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August 1, 2014
Saliou Samb

West Africa's Ebola outbreak is out of control but it can be stopped, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said on Friday.

"This outbreak is moving faster than our efforts to control it," Chan told the presidents of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast at a meeting in Guinea's capital Conakry.

"If the situation continues to deteriorate, the consequences can be catastrophic in terms of lost lives but also severe socioeconomic disruption and a high risk of spread to other countries," she said, according to a WHO transcript.

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