Obama calls West Africa Ebola outbreak `` a growing threat to regional and global security '' WHO Thursday lockdown revealed more cases of Ebola , government says . `` True picture portrays a situation worse than what was being reflected in reports , '' it says . compared fighting this outbreak to 'fighting a forest fire with spray bottles . ' 6,263 probable , confirmed and suspected cases in West Africa , with 6,263 deaths , Sierra Leone 's says .
Obama calls West Africa Ebola outbreak `` a growing threat to regional and global security '' WHO Thursday lockdown revealed more cases of Ebola , government says . `` True picture portrays a situation worse than what was being reflected in reports , '' it says . 6,263 probable , confirmed and suspected cases in West Africa , with 6,263 deaths , Sierra Leone 's says .