An epidemic of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa is now "out of control" with more than 60 outbreak hotspots, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said.
"The scale of
the current Ebola epidemic is unprecedented in terms of geographical
distribution, people infected and deaths," MSF said in a statement.
The
rapid spread of the disease, which is deadly in up to 90 percent of
cases, has overwhelmed aid agencies and health workers and terrified
local communities.
"The
epidemic is now out of control," said Bart Janssens, MSF director of
operations. "With the appearance of new sites in Guinea, Sierra Leone
and Liberia, there is a real risk of it spreading to other areas."
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