The approach is a stark contrast to the way previous administrations responded to outbreaks, during which U.S. citizens were brought home to be treated.

The Trump administration plans to send to Kenya U.S. citizens exposed to the Ebola virus rather than bring them home for observation and treatment, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.

The approach is a stark contrast to the way previous administrations responded to outbreaks, during which healthcare workers and other U.S. citizens exposed to the virus were brought home to be treated at specialized medical units. The administration this month flew an American doctor who developed symptoms to a hospital in Germany, and transported six other Americans for monitoring in Germany and the Czech Republic.

  • pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    8 minutes ago

    I don’t suppose it’s because there’s some kind of specialized treatment center in Kenya that’s best equipped to handle Ebola cases because it’s an area where it’s endemic and they’re more familiar as a result?

    While the facility in Kenya may be better than those in Congo, it is unlikely to match the sophistication of those established in the United States for Ebola and other dangerous viruses, according to Dr. Craig Spencer, a public health expert at Brown University.

    “I find it hard to believe that they’re going to be able to stand up in the span of a couple days or even months a similar system that has been created over the past decade to do exactly this,” Spencer said.

    Yeah I didn’t think so.