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The Azerbaijani government intends to allocate one million dollars to restore the economy of the countries affected by Ebola virus, Azerbaijan's permanent representative to the UN, Yashar Aliyev said in an interview with UN Radio.

Aliyev highlighted the problems in the first years of Azerbaijan's independence, the conflict with Armenia and told that at that time, international community helped Azerbaijan, AzerTac state news agency reported.

The international conference on the collection of funds for the Ebola affected countries held at the UN building ended. Within the framework of the conference, a high-level meeting was held with the participation of the UN Secretary General, as well as the Presidents of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. As a result of the conference, the countries pledged to pay for the restoration of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in the amount of $5 billion.

The dangerous disease spreads via direct contact through broken skin or mucous membranes with the blood, or other bodily fluids or secretions (stool, urine, saliva, semen) of infected people.

Ebola virus causes an acute severe disease, which is often fatal if left untreated. The disease was observed first in Nzara, Sudan, and Yambuku, Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1976.

The recent outbreak began in the winter of 2014 in West Africa. The mortality rate among infected people is very high. As of July 8, 2015, some 22,536 people died in West Africa of Ebola virus disease.

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