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World health officials holding emergency meeting on Ebola outbreak
An Ebola virus outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed dozens of lives, according to officials, as concerns grow about the strain spreading. Admire Nyathi, a coordinator for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, joins CBS News with more.

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According to CBS News’s source item, World health officials holding emergency meeting on Ebola outbreak, An Ebola virus outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed dozens of lives, according to officials, as concerns grow about the strain spreading. Admire Nyathi, a coordinator for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, joins CBS News with more.
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