Global health officials are warning the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to escalate and could get far worse. The World Health Organization says the death toll in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria has reached 1,552 out of just over 3,000 known cases. More than 40 percent have occurred within the past three weeks. The WHO says the total could eventually exceed 20,000 cases. Speaking in Liberia, Lindis Hurum of Doctors Without Borders said aid workers are overwhelmed in trying to contain a worsening crisis.

Lindis Hurum: “Ebola today is all over the city. All areas, all districts of the city today have people dying and people getting sick every day. So the population has turned, and they are now afraid. They are asking for help. They don’t know how to respond to this, because if they call the hotline, nobody will come and pick them up because the system is completely overstretched. There are too many, and the response is too weak. It’s very important to understand today this is more than an Ebola outbreak. Today we are facing a humanitarian crisis, and it’s evolving in front of our eyes, and it’s getting worse every day.”