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Pressure mounts for Australian experts to go to Ebola hot spots

By Michael Donaldson and Clarissa Thorpe

A peak health body has increased the pressure on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to send Australian medical experts to Ebola hot spots.
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has drafted a letter to Mr Abbott asking him to send medical staff and support teams to West Africa to help contain the deadly outbreak.
The Prime Minister has said he was not confident all of the risks were being properly managed and ruled out sending Australians "into harm's way".
The World Health Organisation says more than 4,000 people have died from 8,400 registered cases of Ebola in seven countries.

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