It's emerged that at least 200 Irish citizens are currently in areas at a high risk from the Ebola outbreak.

Recent days have seen a significant increase in the global response to the Ebola crisis: China and Cuba are sending doctors, the World Bank approved a $105-million grant, and the United States pledged 3,000 troops and training for hundreds of health care workers.

An Irish doctor heading for the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak has warned that the number of patients being seen at treatment centres does not reflect the true scale of the epidemic.