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Western Australia Monitors Ebola Risk Amid DRC Outbreak, Addresses Multiple Health Challenges

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Western Australia's new Chief Health Officer, Clare Huppatz, assesses the low risk of Ebola entering the state despite an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while managing multiple health challenges including diphtheria outbreaks and flu season.

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