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Rubio says US is considering naming official to run Ebola response

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WASHINGTON, June ‌2 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary ​of State Marco Rubio told a ⁠House of Representatives committee on Tuesday that the Trump ​administration is considering appointing a ‌single official to coordinate its response to the Ebola outbreak in ⁠Africa.

"I don't want ⁠to use the term 'Ebola czar', but (it would be) someone with the qualifications to sort ‌of serve full time in ⁠the coordination of ‌the interagency," Rubio ​said, adding "a couple of people" were being considered for ‌the role.

"In the ​interim, the ⁠interagency has a daily meeting ‌on this, ⁠and we at the State Department have a task force ​24/7 on ‌it."

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, Simon ⁠Lewis and ​Ryan Patrick Jones; Editing by ​Chris Reese)

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