Health ministers from 11 West African countries have adopted a common strategy to fight a deadly Ebola outbreak in the region.
At an emergency meeting in Ghana, ministers promised better collaboration to fight what has become the world's deadliest outbreak to date.
So far, 759 people have been infected with the virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and 467 of them have died. The two-day meeting was called by the World Health Organization (WHO). Under the new strategy, the WHO will open a sub-regional control centre in Guinea to co-ordinate technical support.
- Symptoms include high fever, bleeding and central nervous system damage
- Fatality rate can reach 90%
- Incubation period is two to 21 days
- There is no vaccine or cure
- Supportive care such as rehydrating patients who have diarrhoea and vomiting can help recovery
- Fruit bats are considered to be the natural host of the virus
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