Another philanthropist is donating money to the fight against the Ebola virus sweeping West Africa, this time its Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, according to Capital Wired.

The amount, Capital Wired reported is in the tune of $9 million through Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and will be coursed to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC).

Earlier Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation also pledged to help fight the Ebola virus by vowing to give $50 million, Wednesday.

At the same time, officials of the United States and World Health Organization (WHO) said that the number of being infected by the disease might go up in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone by the way it is being spread.

Reports said that the Ebola epidemic has already claimed more than 2,000, lives in West Africa. WHO said that the disease has already infected over 4,000 people and is reportedly getting spread rapidly.

In a news statement published in the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation website, Allen stated that Ebola in the West Africa is spreading and that the governments of countries affected needs help in combating the disease. ola is on the move in West Africa - spreading at an unprecedented rate.

 "Without the help of our global community, the risk of Ebola spreading across Africa and beyond increases dramatically. The developed world needs to step up now with resources and solutions to stop the spread of this outbreak," Allen said.

He added, "as such, today I am announcing that the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation has made a $9 million contribution to the CDC Foundation. This funding will be put to work immediately by the CDC to establish emergency operations centers in the most-impacted countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. These centers will help to better establish and fortify a systematic response through data management and communication systems for disease and patient contact tracing, to detect and stop the disease from spreading."

WHO has urged for global effort to fight the disease and warned that it could affect 20,000 more people if not eradicated. Meanwhile Liberia President Ellen Johnson is asking for help for her country address Ebola.

The New York Times reported that Liberia President Ellen Johnson has sought the help of the United States.

Liberia along with Sierra Leone and Guinea has been affected.

"I am being honest with you when I say that at this rate, we will never break the transmission chain and the virus will overwhelm us," Sirleaf was quoted as saying.