Ebola : 2014 Outbreak in West Africa : CRS In Focus

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Discusses ongoing 2014 outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which began in March 2014 in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia (the "affected countries") and has spread to Nigeria, Senegal, and Mali....

Discusses ongoing 2014 outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), which began in March 2014 in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia (the "affected countries") and has spread to Nigeria, Senegal, and Mali. Provides information on EVD transmission, symptoms, and prevention; and summarizes international and U.S. responses to EVD. Summarizes challenges to EVD control efforts, and addresses related U.S. policy and Congressional actions.

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