Americans exposed to Ebola won't immediately return to U.S.

Officials said transporting sick Americans to locations in Europe will be faster than sending them back to the U.S. and will enable prompt medical care. It remains unclear whether sick Americans will be able to return home. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department are identifying high-level facilities capable of treating Americans who test positive for Ebola. Medical officers at a quarantine facility in Kenya will decide case by case whether and when symptomatic Americans should be transported for treatment. The U.S. has established a 50-bed quarantine camp at Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base for exposed or potentially exposed Americans. Biocontainment and isolation units will be used for anyone who tests positive or develops symptoms until transfer to a medical facility. Kenya has approved the plan, and more than 30 trained U.S. Public Health Service personnel are traveling to Kenya.

"Officials said flying sick individuals to locations in Europe will be faster than sending the individuals back to the U.S. and allow them to obtain prompt care. They did not say whether sick Americans will be able to return home at any point."

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department are still working to identify the exact "high-level" facilities that can care for American citizens who test positive for Ebola, officials said. Medical officers at a quarantine facility in Kenya will decide on an individual basis whether and when symptomatic Americans should be transported for treatment."

"The U.S. government has set up a 50-bed quarantine camp at Kenya's Laikipia Air Base for Americans exposed or potentially exposed to the virus. The facility will be operational on Friday, though officials said they're not aware of anyone who will be immediately taken to the base. Biocontainment and isolation units will be brought in and used for anyone who tests positive or starts exhibiting symptoms until they can be transported to a medical facility."

"More than 30 members of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service are on their way to Kenya. Each has received specialized training on protective gear, quarantine techniques and caring for Ebola-positive individuals, the officials said."

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