Watch out, the world economy Ebola virus lurks

Recent weeks, the Ebola virus re-staking the safety of the world community. Peak, Friday (9/8), the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an emergency international health-related spread of the deadly Ebola virus that swept parts of West Africa.

Emergency status was taken because the current Ebola had swallowed nearly 1,000 deaths. Health emergency status was valid for the countries in West Africa are experiencing a case of death, such as Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.

Not only endanger lives, Ebola virus lurks economic growth. Take the example of Liberia. At the beginning of the year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Liberia was able to record a growth of 5.9%. However, since Ebola infects Liberia in four months ago, the Government of Liberia has lost 2% of the total annual income countries. "Economic growth will be lower than the initial estimate. Ebola impact has been felt," said Amara Konneh, Minister of Finance of Liberia, citing the Financial Times.

Sad fate also experienced by Guinea. The IMF has revised its economic growth forecast to 3.5% from Guinea earlier 4.5%. Until this week, carrying 300 people had been killed in Guinea Ebola virus. Not only West African country's economy is negatively affected by Ebola. World economies also get the sap. As of 1 August, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stop flight schedules that landed at the airport in West Africa.
After UAE, other airlines such as ASKY, Arik Air and British Airways took the same policy. The World Bank, international flight cessation of further depress capital inflows to West Africa. Not only that, the slowdown of economic activity in West Africa also interfere with the performance of multinational corporations. As a country rich in gold and iron mines, ArcelorMittal operations, Hummingbird, Chevron, Exxon and Total, have to stop because of an outbreak of Ebola.

"If this condition continues, the West African production levels will drop significantly," according to a World Bank report.

Lethal effects on the world economy growing when the fear of misuse of Ebola. A number of superpowers worrying that Ebola will be deployed as a weapon of terror scary.

"The military and government agencies see opportunities Ebola as a terrorist tool. Fears of a bigger economic issue than a health issue," said Ian Jones, Professor of the University of Reading as quoted by CNN. Last week, the World Bank disbursed a grant of $ 200 million to curb the epidemic of Ebola. Earlier, in March, America's National Institutes of Health provide research funding of $ 28 million to make Ebola vaccine.
Department of Defense had signed a contract worth $ 140 million with tekMIRA, a research firm in Vancouver, Canada, to develop drugs Ebola. Until now, there is no antidote that can cure patients infected by the Ebola virus. Latest, Kent Brantly, volunteer doctors USA, injected ZMapp. It is a new Ebola drug tested on animals.