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The world is experiencing its worst ever outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, and it’s been called everything from a "threat" to the most "acute health emergency" facing Britain.
That’s fairly scary stuff – but while it’s worth bearing in mind the disease has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, here are six reasons why we shouldn't be panicking just yet in the UK.
There have actually been seasonal outbreaks of Ebola since 1976 – and only once has a single case ever made it to Europe (and it was Switzerland at that).