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Cameron calls on EU to double Ebola funding

David Cameron has called for EU leaders to double their funding in the fight against Ebola to £800 million.

It comes after one of the doctors who discovered the virus, Professor Peter Piot, said the rest of Europe was not doing enough to tackle the epidemic.

Downing Street said the current total contribution from the EU was just £400 million.

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'Breach in protocol' caused health worker to contract Ebola

A breach of care protocol caused a healthcare worker in Texas to contract Ebola, a top US medical official has said.

Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the CBS programme Face the Nation:

We're deeply concerned about this new development ... I think the fact that we don't know of a breach in protocol is concerning because clearly there was a breach in protocol. We have the ability to prevent the spread of Ebola by caring safely for patients.

– Dr. Thomas Frieden, enters for Disease Control and Prevention

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