Obama: World is not doing enough to contain Ebola

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U.S. President Barack Obama heads to the Marine One helicopter to travel from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base for a meeting with foreign defense chiefs from more than 20 countries including Turkey and Saudi Arabia on strategies for fighting Islamic State, in Washington, October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told defense chiefs from some 20 countries on Tuesday that "the world as a whole is not doing enough" to contain the Ebola threat. He said the hemorrhagic fever, which has killed almost 4,500 in West Africa, must be stopped at its source. Obama added that the U.S. healthcare system is strong enough that an Ebola epidemic in the United States is highly unlikely. (Reporting By Steve Holland; Editing by Sandra Maler)