Officials at the World Health Organization say that an outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in the African nation of Gabon seems to be coming to an end. Twenty-six cases of the disease have been diagnosed there since July, and at least 17 people have died. As a result of the outbreak in Gabon, two cases of Ebola have been diagnosed in Johannesberg, South Africa. That has created a great deal of concern in that huge metropolitan area, though public health officials say the disease does not appear to be spreading there. NPR's Richard Harris reports.
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