Ebola patients in West Africa are exposing others to the deadly disease as they are being forced to leave quarantine to search for food, charities have warned.
Aid agencies working with the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) are desperately trying to get food to those being monitored to stop them from leaving clinics and spreading the virus.
In Sierra Leone, a government system in place to feed those in quarantine is not working properly and volunteers are "working against the clock" to provide food to 2,100 people in Kailahun and western areas of Freetown, Christian Aid said.
Jeanne Kamara, the charity's director in Sierra Leone, said: "This is a huge concern. People infected with Ebola are desperately searching for food and are in turn exposing others to the disease.
"They are jostling with people in the market and infecting others through bodily contact. We urgently have to provide food to those who need it to prevent the risk of further spread."
Travel has been restricted in parts of the country preventing trucks from freely delivering food, which has increased in price because of its short supply.
The British public has so far donated more than £5m to the DEC campaign to help people affected by the Ebola crisis
The first £5m given was matched by the Government, bringing the total to more than £10m.
Another concern for aid workers is the impact of the disease on children's education.
Mike Noyes, ActionAid's head of humanitarian response, said: "At the moment all schools in Liberia are closed and the education of children is in danger of completely coming to a halt.
"Parents are very concerned about their children falling behind.
"Many families cannot afford to hire private tutors and others are afraid to hire them because of the potential risk of contact and infection.
"Children living under quarantine in Liberia and Sierra Leone are understandably frightened and unsettled."
The World Health Organisation says the disease has killed around 5,000 people and infected more than twice as many.
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