Muslim pilgrims checked for Ebola virus on their way to Mecca as health chiefs announce disease sweeps West Africa with more than 700 cases emerging in one week

Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca were tested for the Ebola virus at the Murtala
Mohammed International Airport in Lagos today prior to their trip to the Islamic holy city.

More than 200 Muslims from Oyo State in southwest Nigeria underwent stringent health checks by Nigerian health officials

Nigeria is the only country in the region, which has been affected by Ebola that has clearance to send pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj