BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- China will send disease control experts to three Ebola-affected West African nations to assist fights against the deadly virus, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) said Saturday.

NHFPC spokesman Mao Qun'an said three expert teams will go to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to provide technical assistance to local health authorities in prevention and control of Ebola virus.