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CDC Activates Highest Response Level at Emergency Operations Center
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 09:55PM
Dr. Tom Frieden, the director of the United States Center for Disease Control, announced this afternoon that the agency has elevated its response to the Ebola virus to Level 1-- the highest possible response level. The CDC heightened the level today in response to multiple new diagnoses and scares around the globe.
This afternoon, Dr. Frieden announced that the alert had been raised to Level 1:
.@CDCEmergency Ops Center moved to Level 1 response to #EbolaOutbreak given the extension to Nigeria & potential to affect many lives.
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrFriedenCDC) August 6, 2014
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