Sir: The war against Ebola may get costlier than the sum of all wars fought in the world so far if it crosses the US and hits third world countries. At present, 35 out 192 countries have been funded for its prevention. An Ebola-related economic crisis may kill more people than Ebola itself. The deadly Ebola haemorrhagic disease has reached the highly prepared and efficient US despite all health and prevention measures in place. The recent outbreak, considered the largest Ebola outbreak in history, has killed many healthcare workers and doctors, and is spreading very fast. On August 8, 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the latest outbreak an international public health emergency. The virus has a biosafety level of four (fatal and fast spreading with no proven treatment)? and belongs to bioterrorism category A. WHO’s data shows that it has a 25 percent to 90 percent mortality rate. Imagine if something like this were to enter our boundaries. Pakistan’s present scenario of jalsas (sit-ins), sociopolitical turmoil and tension with India would all end because we would be unable to compete with the virus. DR JAVED AHMED JALBANI Larkana