US monitoring Ebola outbeak, aiding bid to stop spread

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US monitoring Ebola outbeak, aiding bid to stop spread

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-monitoring-ebola-outbeak-aiding-bid-stop-spread-140453438.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0QCK9dMNk9syEoHo4QK1vA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/31ca5949100beb673b03eead3823f867eeaa6d6d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) put on protective gear at the isolation ward of Conakry's Donka Hospital, where people are being treated for Ebola, on June 28, 2014" align="left" title="Members of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) put on protective gear at the isolation ward of Conakry's Donka Hospital, where people are being treated for Ebola, on June 28, 2014" border="0" /></a>US officials are closely monitoring the outbreak of deadly Ebola virus which has now reached Nigeria, and is working with governments and aid groups to try to stop the spread. &quot;Our thoughts and prayers are with those fighting the virus,&quot; Will Stevens, spokesman for the State Department's Africa bureau, told AFP. &quot;The US government continues to provide a comprehensive, multi-agency response to assist those countries affected by the Ebola virus outbreak,&quot; he added, saying multiple US agencies were &quot;contributing to the outbreak response efforts.&quot; As of July 20, the number of Ebola cases recorded in the months-long epidemic stood at 1,093, including more than 660 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).</p><br clear="all"/>

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