BY THE NUMBERS: 1.4 MILLION CASES OF EBOLA FORCAST BY JANUARY

By the numbers: 1.4 million cases of Ebola forecast by January

September 23, 2014, 1:31 PM ET

By Michelle Coffey

The Ebola outbreak could skyrocket to between 550,000 cases and 1.4 million cases by 2015 if there is no large-scale intervention, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.  An outbreak in the U.S. is unlikely, but CDC warns the epidemic in West Africa could drag on for years if a response isn’t immediate. Here are the latest figures on the largest Ebola outbreak in modern history.

1.4 million: The estimated number of Ebola cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone by the end of January if virus continues to spread.

20,000: The number of Ebola cases forecast by early November if outbreak isn’t contained.

2,800: The number of Ebola-related deaths in five West African countries this year.

5,800: The number of people who have been infected with the virus this year.

0: The number of confirmed Ebola cases reported in the U.S.

0: The number of vaccines available to treat Ebola.

2: The number of companies the U.S. Department of Defense has funded to work on drug therapies for Ebola.

3,000: The number of troops the U.S. has committed to send to Africa.

$500 million: The amount the Pentagon is seeking from Congress to fight Ebola on top of the $500,000 already requested.

$809 million: The estimated financial toll on the economies of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone by the end of next year if the virus keeps spreading, according to the World Bank.

$1 billion: The amount the U.N. is requesting  from the international community to contain the Ebola outbreak.

30: The number of minutes it reportedly takes for a new test to detect the disease.

6: The number of months it’s been since the World Health Organization was first notified about an Ebola outbreak in Guinea.

70%: The fatality rate for the current epidemic.

Source: World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York Times