Ebola outbreak: WHO says it can be stopped but warns of catastrophe

August 02, 2014 00:13

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is out of control but can be stopped, the head of the World Health Organization chief said on Friday.

"This outbreak is moving faster than our efforts to control it," Margaret Chan told the presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone 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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