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Feds watch airline passengers for Ebola symptoms

By Anne Flaherty
Published August 4, 2014 8:33pm ET
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Feds watch airline passengers for Ebola symptoms
State Department, Air Force, Army and Secret Services members wait for the door to open on President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania's airplane at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for the US Africa Summit. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Cliff Owen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents at U.S. airports are watching travelers from Africa for flu-like symptoms that could be tied to the recent Ebola outbreak, as delegations from some 50 countries arrive in the nation’s capital for a leadership summit this week.

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