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Two Iowan Sisters Leave Liberia After Ebola Threat

Libby (left) and Kayla Casavant sit in Kayla's Monrovia apartment, before both of them fled after the Ebola outbreak.

Both Kayla and Libby Casavant were working in Liberia when the worst known outbreak of Ebola hit West Africa. 

Now Libby is back in her hometown of Iowa City and Kayla has gone to Senegal. On this News Buzz edition of River to River, the Casavants join host Ben Kieffer to discuss conditions in the capital city of Monrovia, the secondary effects Ebola has had in Liberia, and their decisions to leave.

Listen to the entire show below:

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This Friday's News Buzz edition of River to River.

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Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River