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| GENEVA — The number of people in West Africa who have contracted the Ebola virus and died from the hemorrhagic fever that it causes has doubled in the past month, the World Health Organization reported on Thursday. | GENEVA — The number of people in West Africa who have contracted the Ebola virus and died from the hemorrhagic fever that it causes has doubled in the past month, the World Health Organization reported on Thursday. |
| In Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak, a total of 5,335 people have been infected and 2,622 have died, the organization reported. The tally a month ago was 2,458 infections and 1,346 deaths. | In Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries hardest hit by the Ebola outbreak, a total of 5,335 people have been infected and 2,622 have died, the organization reported. The tally a month ago was 2,458 infections and 1,346 deaths. |
| Liberia accounts for more than half of the cases. The first of 13 aircraft delivering American medical aid to the country is expected on Friday, carrying equipment for a military field hospital to treat medical workers who contract the disease. | Liberia accounts for more than half of the cases. The first of 13 aircraft delivering American medical aid to the country is expected on Friday, carrying equipment for a military field hospital to treat medical workers who contract the disease. |
| The health organization reported that 318 health workers have been infected and 151 have died, eroding both the capacity and the morale of the fragile health services that are struggling to contain the disease in the three countries, and stoking public fear and suspicion of medical workers and clinics. | The health organization reported that 318 health workers have been infected and 151 have died, eroding both the capacity and the morale of the fragile health services that are struggling to contain the disease in the three countries, and stoking public fear and suspicion of medical workers and clinics. |
| The international aid group Doctors Without Borders reported on Thursday that a member of its staff had contracted the virus and would be repatriated to France for treatment. Nine local employees have died from the Ebola virus in the three hardest-hit countries, according to Heather Pagano, a spokeswoman for the group in Brussels. | The international aid group Doctors Without Borders reported on Thursday that a member of its staff had contracted the virus and would be repatriated to France for treatment. Nine local employees have died from the Ebola virus in the three hardest-hit countries, according to Heather Pagano, a spokeswoman for the group in Brussels. |
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