On Sunday, U.S. President Barack Obama hinted at sending resources as he described the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa as a 'national security priority' in an interview.

Obama told NBC's Chuck Todd in the program "Meet the Press" that though Americans should not be worried of contagion in the United States, the nation should consider it a 'national security' concern.

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"If we don't make that effort now, and this spreads not just through Africa but other parts of the world, there's the prospect then that the virus mutates," he explained, adding that if the virus mutates and becomes easily communicable, then it could pose a serious danger to the country.

The president stated that U.S. military assets are to be dispatched in the outbreak-stricken countries to establish isolation units and provide security for public health personnel from all around the world.

His statement came after Doctors Without Borders President Joanne Liu criticized countries that have the "required capacity" to help in fighting the outbreak to come forward instead of just responding "to the potential arrival of an infected patient in their countries."

There is still no certified vaccine or cure for the virus which has taken 2,100 people since February.

However, a number of patients have survived after contracting the deadly disease, including American Dr. Keith Brantly who called for help from different countries worldwide to battle the seemingly unstoppable disease.

"This is a global problem, and it requires the action of national governments around the world," he wrote in an op-ed for Time.

Last week, the United Nations declared that a total of $600 million worth of medical supplies are still needed to aid the bout against the virus in the worst-hit countries including Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.

A number of cases were also recorded in Nigeria and Senegal.

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