WHO: No Signs Spread of Ebola is Slowing

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The World Health Organization [WHO] said that the Ebola outbreak shows no signs of abating, has killed 3,879 people and threatens more Western African nations poorly equipped to deal with the disease, in a report on Wednesday.

The UN's health authority said that a total of 8,033 people had caught the infection up to October 5, and 3,879 of those had died. Liberia and Sierra Leone, the two worst-hit nations, had less than a quarter of the beds needed.

"There is no evidence that the EVD epidemic in West Africa is being brought under control," it said.
 
"The situation in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate, with widespread and persistent transmission of Ebola," the organization added.

The news comes as the United States reported that the first patient diagnosed of Ebola in the country has died. The US confirmed the death of Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian, who fell ill shortly after arriving in the US on September 20.

His death comes two days after a Spanish nurse was confirmed ill with the disease. She is believed to have been infected while treating a Spanish missionary who had been evacuated from Sierra Leone.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team