U.S. ramps up Ebola troop deployments, total may near 4,000

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U.S. ramps up Ebola troop deployments, total may near 4,000

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday it may send nearly 4,000 troops to West Africa to support America's response to the Ebola crisis, almost 1,000 above its previous estimate, and cautioned its projections may change further. The increased Pentagon forecast came as the World Health Organization hiked the estimated death toll from Ebola to 3,439 people, and as U.S. authorities scrambled to contain the spread of the virus after the first person was diagnosed with Ebola in the United States. ...

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