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European Leaders Scramble to Upgrade Response to Ebola Crisis
Thu, 2014-10-09 14:30 — mike kraftNEW YORK TIMES
But, proud of its long record as the world’s biggest donor of humanitarian aid, Europe has since suffered a blow to its self-image of can-do generosity. Its own efforts to contain the lethal virus have been overshadowed by President Obama’s announcement last month that he was sending 3,000 troops to West Africa to build hospitals and otherwise help in the fight against Ebola.
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... many European officials and politicians welcomed the move and wondered why what had been a European-led international effort to contain the virus had clearly not worked.
Now, with Europe grappling with the first case of Ebola transmitted on its soil after news on Monday that a nurse in Madrid had been infected, European leaders are scrambling to coordinate and ramp up their response to the lethal disease. ....
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