Ebola: More Cases As 500 Die In West Africa

Fifty new cases of the virus have been reported in three African countries where 500 people have already died.

Ebola continues to spread through families in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, where 50 people have contracted the virus and 25 have died in the last five days.

Some 518 of the 844 cases reported since February have proved fatal - and the World Health Organisation (WHO) admits the epidemic is not yet under control.

Spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said: "These numbers indicate that active viral transmission continues in the community.

Officials say cultural traditions have helped spread the virus

"That means that the two main modes of transmission - home care, people who care for their relative at home, and during funerals - are still ongoing.

"If we don't stop the transmission in the several hotspots in the three countries we will not be able to say that we control the outbreak."

Funerals remain a problem in countries where it is common for mourners to touch the body.

WHO says the affected region of West Africa is a "mixed picture".

Elizabeth Smith, a nurse who contracted the virus from a patient

Guinea's ministry reported two deaths since July 3 but no new cases in the past week.             

Sierra Leone accounted for 34 of the new cases and 14 deaths, while Liberia reported 16 new cases and nine deaths.

West African countries and international health organisations adopted a new strategy last week to fight the world's deadliest Ebola outbreak to date.

Measures include better surveillance to detect the virus and more cross-border cooperation.

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