Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is enlisting professional athletes to boost the fight against Ebola in West Africa.



In a new public service announcement, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and head coach Pete Carroll urged fans to donate money and time to "tackle Ebola."



"Ebola is a global issue … [It] is devastating West Africa," Wilson tells the camera.





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The ad calls on fans to spread the word about the outbreak, donate money for medical supplies and, in the case of healthcare professionals, serve in the response effort.It was sponsored by the Seattle-based Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which has donated more than $20 million to stop the epidemic. separate PSA featured soccer star Darlington Nagbe of the Portland Timbers, a native of Liberia."The disease is now devastating my home country," Nagbe said."Now, it's spreading to cities with international airports. That's one plane ride away from you and me."Ebola deaths topped 2,700 this week, according to the World Health Organization.