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WHO: Ebola Deaths, Infections on the Rise

The number of deaths from Ebola has risen to 9,152, a sharp increase following weeks in which the outbreak appeared to be weakening. The death toll reported Tuesday by the World Health Organization represents a jump of nearly 150 deaths since the agency's last update three days earlier. The WHO said the number of new cases climbed by 303, with 136 new cases in Liberia, 113 in Sierra Leone, and 54 in Guinea. U.N. special envoy on Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro told reporters in Geneva...

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