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Obama: US must remain vigilant in Ebola fight

President Barack Obama speaks about Ebola during a meeting with his national security and public health teams, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco, the president, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, and Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
President Barack Obama speaks about Ebola during a meeting with his national security and public health teams, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco, the president, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, and Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Barack Obama speaks about Ebola during a meeting with his national security and public health teams, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left are, National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco, the president, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, and Ebola Response Coordinator Ron Klain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

By Associated Press 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says the U.S. must remain vigilant in the Ebola fight even though there have been no recent domestic transmissions.

Obama says as long as the disease is spreading in West Africa, it’s likely to come back to the United States. He said, “This is not a problem that’s going to go away any time soon.”

Obama made the remarks at the White House as he met with his national security and public health teams to receive an update on the Ebola response.

Obama praised doctors and nurses fighting the spread in Africa. He says he was very pleased earlier this week to see Time Magazine make those health workers its Person of the Year. He says the courage, skill and professionalism they display makes him proud.