Some U.S. Military Personnel Will Be In Direct Contact With Potential Ebola Patients

Some US Troops Battling Ebola In Africa To Have Direct Contact With Potential Patients -- The Guardian

* Most soldiers will be deployed in support and logistical roles
* US military will set up 17 100-bed treatment centres

A handful of highly trained American troops will have direct contact with potential Ebola patients in west Africa, thehead of the US Africa command said during a Pentagon briefing on the military’s response to the Ebola outbreak.

US service members will not treat patients who have been diagnosed with Ebola, and the majority of the deployed troops will have no direct contact with the ill. However, a small contingent of soldiers will be involved with testing the blood of people who display symptoms associated with Ebola. They will help run testing labs to distinguish those stricken with Ebola from those suffering from flu or malaria, General David Rodriguez, commander of US Africa Command (Africom), said during the press briefing on Tuesday.

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