Many villages in West Africa were completely wiped out by the Ebola epidemic.

Isolation ward for treating Ebola patients at Donka Hospital, Guinea. (Source: AFP/VNA)

Dr. Eyal Reinich, currently at the Ebola outbreak center in Guinea, says the epidemic in West Africa is worsening, with villages completely wiped out and corpses lying in the streets.

The Israeli doctor from Doctors Without Borders said: "I have worked with humanitarian aid groups for the past 12 years and have been in Ebola outbreak areas four times, including three times in Guinea, but the current outbreak is the worst."

This disease, currently spreading across Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, has a mortality rate of up to 90% and there is no cure.

Speaking to the Ha'aretz newspaper, Dr. Reinich expressed pessimism about controlling the outbreak of this deadly disease. He asserted that this was the most virulent Ebola virus he had ever encountered and that the actual death toll was much higher than what had been reported.

Dr. Reinich, who has been in Guinea since May 2014, said: "Entire villages have been wiped out. You go to the villages and you only find dead bodies. You don't know if all the villagers are dead or if some have fled. This is a virus with a 90% mortality rate, and we don't know the health condition of those who have fled."

Panic in affected countries has made the disease virtually uncontrollable, especially as other epidemics such as the Lassa virus and malaria are also rampant in the region.

People in the villages were fleeing as if it were a civil war, making the disease even more likely to spread. They hid in the forests and other places and became nomads.

According to Dr. Reinich, in some places even aid workers, such as those from the local Red Cross, panicked and fled.

Meanwhile, in the cities, people were afraid to leave their homes. All social events and festivals were canceled, entertainment venues and sports clubs were closed, markets were deserted, and many airlines canceled flights. Travelers who were forced to come, often businesspeople, were subjected to thorough checks at the airport. But once they arrived, they confined themselves to their hotel rooms.

In Liberia's capital, Monrovia, numerous corpses lay in the streets. Doctor Reinich stated, "The fear on the streets was horrific. If someone collapsed in the street, people reacted in a panic and nobody helped them."

In the villages, people had lost faith in Western aid organizations. People, especially in tribal areas, kept aid workers away for fear of spreading the disease. Despite their fear of infection, many who showed symptoms did not go to aid clinics.

Doctors are trying to identify as many people as possible who are carrying the virus and treat the 10% of patients who survive without infecting themselves.

Aid workers protect themselves with plastic suits, gas masks, and chlorine spray. Doctors often have to burn these suits and mobile clinics to destroy traces of the virus.

Dr. Reinich said: "The rainy season is delaying work and making the virus easier to spread. Although leaders of countries have decided to close borders, they are actually still open. All the conditions for Ebola to spread are becoming more apparent."

According to VNA