A woman walks past a banner informing about the Ebola virus near the entrance of the port of Monrovia on August 29, 2014. The World Health Organization said yesterday that the number of Ebola cases was increasing rapidly and could exceed 20,000 before the virus is brought under control, as the death toll topped 1,500.  AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET        (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)