Ebola outbreak largest ever as death toll hits 467

Deaths attributed to an epidemic of Ebola virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone stood at 467, out of 759 known cases in total, the World Health Organisation said.

The outbreak of the deadly disease is already the largest and deadliest ever, according to the WHO, which previously put the death toll at 399 as of June 23, out of 635 cases.

The 17% rise in deaths and 20% jump in cases in the space of a week added urgency to an emergency meeting of 11 West African health ministers in Ghana.