U.S. CDC boosts national stockpile of Ebola protective gear

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U.S. CDC boosts national stockpile of Ebola protective gear

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-cdc-boosts-national-stockpile-ebola-protective-gear-170644872--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kmn2oEF7hLZ5PH83vPX7PQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-11-07T170644Z_1_LYNXMPEAA60SW_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-EBOLA-USA-TRAINING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Health care worker receives protocol on the proper removal of personal protection equipment from CDC instructors in preparation for the response to the current Ebola outbreak, during a CDC safety training course in Anniston, Alabama" align="left" title="Health care worker receives protocol on the proper removal of personal protection equipment from CDC instructors in preparation for the response to the current Ebola outbreak, during a CDC safety training course in Anniston, Alabama" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is increasing its national stockpile of protective gear for U.S. hospitals handling Ebola patients after a &quot;sudden increase&quot; in demand, the agency said on Friday. The CDC has ordered $2.7 million in personal protective equipment that is being configured into 50 kits for rapid deployment to hospitals, it said in a statement. Some U.S. orders of protective equipment have been backlogged amid growing domestic demand, as manufacturers prioritize a flood of requests from aid agencies trying to curb the outbreak in West Africa. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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