Airport officials in Nigeria have been using laser thermometers to screen passengers as the deadly Ebola virus continues to claim victims.<br /><br />Over 930 people have now died as West African Nations, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone struggle to cope with the outbreak.<br /><br />Liberia where the death toll is rising fastest has declared a state of emergency and together with Sierra Leone has deployed troops to guarantee quarantine zones.<br /><br />An experimental drug which might be effective in the fight against the highly contagious disease has sparked questions whether its development should be fast-tracked.<br /><br />US President Barrack Obama spoke at the end of an African leaders summit in Washington. <br /><br />“I think we have to let the science guide us. I don’t think all the information is in as to whether this drug is helpful. What we do know is that Ebola virus – both currently and in the past – is controllable if you have a strong public health infra-structure in place.” <br /><br />In Switzerland the World Health Organisation (WHO)is holding a two-day meeting to judge whether the Ebola epidemic constitutes an international emergency. <br /><br />Meanwhile Spain has agreed to accept Europe’s first confirmed case of Ebola. Spanish priest Miguel Pajares (75) tested positive for the virus while working as a missionary in a Liberian hospital.<br /><br />A medically-equipped military jet was sent to Liberia to repatriate him. He is being treated in Madrid’s Carlos III hospital in a specially prepared isolation ward.
