Panettiere starred in TV shows including Heroes and Nashville along with films Remember the Titans and Raising Helen.

US President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later on Monday.

The outbreak was already the fastest growing on record, caused by a rare species of Ebola called Bundibugyo.

It comes as large swathes of East and South East Asia have been pummelled by dats of heavy rain.