Obama briefed on Ebola outbreak as U.S. agencies provide support: U.S. official

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Obama briefed on Ebola outbreak as U.S. agencies provide support: U.S. official

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-briefed-ebola-outbreak-u-agencies-support-u-194035605.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lldYM7naRvbLdGL74blH2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-28T194035Z_1_LYNXMPEA6R0NZ_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama participates at the Summit of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama participates at the Summit of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in Washington" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama is getting updates on the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, an administration official said on Monday, noting U.S. agencies had increased their assistance in the past several weeks. The outbreak of the highly infectious disease has killed 672 people. The United States has been providing supplies including personal protective equipment, the administration official said. &quot;We have been engaged on this outbreak since April, when the first cases were reported and have increased response significantly over the last several weeks as the outbreak deepened,&quot; the official said.</p><br clear="all"/>

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