The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for international efforts to help fight what it describes as the deadliest Ebola outbreak on record.
The UN health watchdog issued a warning on Thursday, highlighting the number of deaths and the growing trend of the deadly infection in countries such as Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
It also called for drastic measures to contain a looming crisis associated with the disease.
Luis Sambo, WHO’s regional director for Africa, said the watchdog was now “gravely concerned … [over] the on-going cross-border transmission into neighboring countries as well as the potential for further international spread.”
The number of infections and deaths reported each day for the past three weeks have significantly increased despite the WHO’s efforts alongside other international aid organizations.
The UN agency has also reported hundreds of infected cases across 60 different locations in West Africa.
The developments come as the health ministers from 11 countries will be meeting in Accra, Ghana on July 2 and 3 to exchange ideas and address the growing crisis, according to the WHO.
The WHO released figures show around 340 people have so far died as a result of the deadly outbreak, which is the largest ever in terms of fatalities.
The deadly virus was first discovered in Central Africa in 1976 and was named after a small river in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is still no treatment for Ebola
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