WHO Updates on Ebola Outbreak for Aug. 12th - 13th: 76 Deaths Reported

(Updated - August 15, 2014 12:54 PM EDT)

The World Health Organization issued the following brief update on the Ebola virus Friday for August 12th and 13th:

-- New Ebola cases have been found in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and S. Leone

-- 76 deaths have been related to the virus

-- There have been 152 new cases reported

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