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Ebola is spreading exponentially in Liberia, with thousands of new cases expected in the next three weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.<\/p>\n

Conventional methods to control the outbreak were “not having an adequate impact”, the UN’s health agency added.<\/p>\n

At least 2,100 people infected with Ebola have died in the West African states of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year.<\/p>\n

The WHO says 79 health workers have been killed by the virus.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”uUAj2oomKqwPOMEDRF6EJxNwSRlhdZXc”]Organisations combating the outbreak needed to scale-up efforts “three-to-four fold”, the WHO said.<\/p>\n

It highlighted Liberia’s Montserrado county, where 1,000 beds were needed for infected Ebola patients but only 240 were available, leading to people being turned away from treatment centres.<\/p>\n

Transmission of the virus in Liberia was “already intense”, and taxis being used to transport infected patients appeared to be “a hot source of potential virus transmission”, the WHO said.<\/p>\n

Ebola casualties<\/strong><\/p>\n

Up to 5 September<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2,105<\/p>\n

Ebola deaths – probable, confirmed and suspected<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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  • 1,089\u00a0Liberia<\/li>\n
  • 517\u00a0Guinea<\/li>\n
  • 491\u00a0Sierra Leone<\/li>\n
  • 8\u00a0Nigeria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Source: WHO<\/div>\n
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    “As soon as a new Ebola treatment facility is opened, it immediately fills to overflowing with patients, pointing to a large but previously invisible caseload,” it added.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    “When patients are turned away… they have no choice but to return to their communities and homes, where they inevitably infect others.”<\/p>\n

    The Ebola disease spreads between humans by direct contact with infected blood, bodily fluids or organs, or indirectly through contact with contaminated environments.<\/p>\n

    The current outbreak has mortality rate of about 55%.<\/p>\n

    Liberia has the highest number of reported cases and deaths, with more than 1,000 casualties so far.<\/p>\n

    \"Map:<\/div>\n

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    \u00a0Credit: BBC<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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