BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher answers your questions on the disease.
Norman: Where did Ebola come from and when was it first detected?
People are not the"natural hosts" of Ebola. And in every outbreak, the virus has transferred to humans from another animal species. Fruit bats are a very likely culprit - but this has not been definitively confirmed. Mistrust is a massive problem. It stems from decades of conflict in the region eroding faith in local authorities and leading to widespread mistrust of foreigners., suggests one in four people in DR Congo does not even believe Ebola is real.This is all dangerous because Ebola can be tackled only by working with the community.
"It is also crucial that states do not use the public health emergency of international concern as an excuse to impose trade or travel restrictions, which would have a negative impact on the response and on the lives and livelihoods of people in the region," said Prof Robert Steffen, who chairs the WHO's Emergency Committee.
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