Peter Piot, the microbiologist who helped discover Ebola 28 years ago, has said that while the military, financial and human resources support offered by countries like the US and UK to help prevent the spread of Ebola was "admirable", measures such as quarantining returning aid workers for 21 days after returning from Ebola-affected areas was "a major deterrent and disincentive for supporting the countries in West Africa affected by Ebola".
"The number of people who want to do this, they all usually have a busy life, they won't be volunteering anymore," he said and volunteers were "vital".
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