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Washington journal continues. Host this morning here at the washington journal we are going over to the National Institute of health in the Washington Area to talk to the institute and director about what this National Institute of health does. Research facilities and as well as news that has been made about ebola and what they are doing over there to fight that and bio terror and lab security. Joining us is dr. Francis collins, the director of the nih. I want to begin with breaking news yesterday. Cnn tweeted this out saying if there are no additional interventions, the ebola death toll could rise. This according to the cdc. Dr. Collins, what is the role of nih in fighting ebola . Guest good morning. Yes, nih is deeply engaged in thest to try to turn back a frightening outbreak of ebola in west africa and yeste ....
Happily both of them are covered with the care they got at Emory University hospital grade of course there are now thousands of people in west africa who are infected. Theres no practical way to move them out at the space where they currently are so the big effort now has to be to provide care for them they are in the country and that would apply also to Health Care Providers many of whom sadly have also been infected and hundreds of them have died as a result of ebola. But the big push has to be to get things on the ground in liberia and sierra leone to make it possible to treat those who become infected and reduce the number of new infections. Host waldorf maryland job is watching as their independent caller. Good morning. Caller good morning. What are they using to treat the people that came back and they ran out and also the troops they are sending are they going ....
And thank you all for coming. Well be in touch about another session before too long. Thanks again. Voters go to the polls in sticks weeks for congressional midterm elections. Up next on cspan 3, a look at how National Security issues could influence the november elections. Then, a discussion on the u. S. Tax code. Well also bring you a meeting with Asian American journalists. Later, remarks from house intelligence chair congressman mike rogers. On the next washington journal, a look at the role of the National Institutes of health and medical research, their funding and their vomt in combatting outbreaks like ebola. Well hear from dr. Francis collins, nih director. We continue with patricia grady, and dr. Griffin rogers, director of the National Institute ....