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Canadian lab worker possibly exposed to Ebola from pigs

Published November 08, 2016

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This photo provided by the CDC shows an ebola Virus. U.S. health officials are monitoring the Ebola outbreak in Africa but say the risk of the deadly germ spreading to the United States is remote. (AP Photo/CDC) (The Associated Press)

An employee in a high-level Canadian laboratory may have been accidentally exposed to the Ebola virus on Monday after working with pigs who were infected with the virus as part of an experiment, government officials said on Tuesday.

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The employee noticed a split in the protective suit after working with the pigs, officials said.

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