West Africa Ebola outbreak could infect 20,000 people, WHO says<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/west-africa-ebola-outbreak-could-infect-20-000-143859518--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PIJpACpfTzSGT8UamR5sjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-28T172757Z_1007000002_LYNXMPEA7R0QC_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-HEALTH-EBOLA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Volunteers prepare to remove the bodies of people who were suspected of contracting Ebola and died in the community in the village of Pendebu" align="left" title="Volunteers prepare to remove the bodies of people who were suspected of contracting Ebola and died in the community in the village of Pendebu" border="0" /></a>By Stephanie Nebehay and Tim Cocks GENEVA/LAGOS (Reuters) - The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could infect over 20,000 people and spread to more countries, the U.N. health agency said on Thursday, warning that an international effort costing almost half a billion dollars is needed to overcome the outbreak. The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a $490 million strategic plan to contain the epidemic over the next nine months, saying it was based on a projection that the virus could spread to 10 further countries beyond the four now affected - Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. With the IMF warning of economic damage from the outbreak, Nigeria reported that a doctor indirectly linked to the Liberian-American who brought the disease to the country had died of Ebola in Port Harcourt, Africa's largest energy hub. "This is not a West African issue or an African issue.</p><br clear="all"/>
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