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The deadly Ebola virus is getting [worst / worse] in Africa. More and more people are getting [effected / affected] . So far, 763 people have the virus, and 468 of these have died. The United Nations said it is the [bigger / biggest] and deadliest Ebola outbreak the world has ever [saw / seen] . Most of the deaths have been in Guinea. This is where the outbreak [starting / started] . People have also [died / dying] in neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone. Health ministers from African countries are getting [increasingly / increases] worried about the outbreak. Ministers from 11 countries are [meeting / meet up] in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. They will [talk / say] about what they can do to control the situation. They want to stop more people from [dies / dying] .

The World Health Organization (WHO) said ["drastic" / "plastic"] action was needed to stop the virus from [spreads / spreading] across Africa. WHO spokesman Daniel Epstein [told / spoke] reporters the organization was trying to get [all / both] countries to work together. He said if everyone [helping / helps] , "we can get a grip and [halt / halting] this outbreak". He said this was important because strong [traded / trading] links between African countries means the virus could easily spread. He said: "We need a strong response, [especially / special] along the shared border areas where commercial and [social / socially] activities continue between Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. That's unlikely to stop." Ebola kills up to 90 per cent of people who get infected. There is no vaccine or [cured / cure] for it.