Ebola could make comeback as spotlight on it fades

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The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has reached a critical juncture: With the number of cases decreasing, authorities fear big-donor countries may turn manpower and funding elsewhere to what they believe are more pressing problems.

In the international community there seems to be “growing belief that we are close to the end and it is almost over,” Dr. Margaret Harris, spokeswoman for the World Health Organization, told the Washington Examiner. “The focus is turning away, and that is leaving these countries more isolated than ever.”

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