EU increases West Africa Ebola aid to one bn euros

(ANSA) - Brussels, October 24 - The European Union will increase financial aid for the fight against Ebola in West Africa to one billion euros, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy tweeted Friday.
    Meanwhile in Geneva, World Health Organization (WHO) Adjunct Director-General Marie-Paule Kieny said experimental Ebola vaccines may be ready for testing in West Africa by December.
    The Ebola outbreak has been reportedly contained in Nigeria and Senegal, which were declared Ebola-free by WHO on October 20 and 17, respectively.
    The epidemic continues in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, where the virus had killed 4,868 people and infected 9,911 as of October 22, according to the United States-based Centers for Disease Control (CDC).