U.S. Troops Assisting In Ebola Mission May Be Quarantined -- Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent
Washington (CNN) -- In an unprecedented move to protect U.S. troops that might be exposed to Ebola, U.S. military commanders are being given the authority to quarantine troops for 21 days at a Defense Department facility where they will be monitored for signs of the disease and treated if they do contract the virus, a Defense Department memo explained.
The memo, which was obtained by CNN, spells out the details of the military's plan for the first time.
It does not reveal the location of the facility, but one U.S. official said it may be a site in the Washington, D.C. area. The quarantine will apply to troops evacuated from West Africa, if it is determined they have an elevated risk of exposure to Ebola.
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My Comment: This mission gives the perception of changing with each passing day. Here is an easy prediction .... we will soon be reading reports of U.S. soldiers being quarantined over Ebola fears .... and it would not surprise me if some of them will eventually become infected.