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Ebola: US orders embassy families out of Sierra Leone
August 15, 2014
The United States today told the families of its diplomats in Sierra Leone to leave the country to avoid exposure to the deadly Ebola epidemic.

"The embassy recommended this step out of an abundance of caution," State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said, citing "a lack of options for routine health care services at major medical facilities due to the Ebola outbreak."
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