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10-19-2014, 04:40 PM #1
Pentagon announces Ebola rapid-response team for U.S. cases of virus
Pentagon announces Ebola rapid-response team for U.S. cases of virus
CAPTIONEbola in the U.S.Nell Redmond / Associated Press
A mourner cries during a memorial service for Thomas Eric Duncan Oct. 18.
By W.J. HENNIGANcontact the reporter
Pentagon announces rapid-response team for Ebola cases in U.S.
The Pentagon announced Sunday it is putting together a 30-person rapid-response team that could provide quick medical support to civilian healthcare workers if additional cases of the Ebola virus are diagnosed in the United States.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered U.S. Northern Command Commander Gen. Chuck Jacoby to assemble the team, which was requested by the Department of Health and Human Services, said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby.
The team will consist of 20 critical-care nurses, five doctors trained in infectious disease, and five trainers in infectious-disease protocols.
"Once formed, team members will be sent to Ft. Sam Houston in Texas for up to seven days of specialized training in infection control and personal protective equipment," Kirby said in a statement. "That training is expected to start within the next week or so and will be provided by the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases."
Once the team is trained, they will remain in Texas in a "prepare to deploy" status for 30 days, available to be sent to other U.S. locations as required, he said. The team will not be sent to West Africa, where the Ebola virus is running rampant, or elsewhere overseas.
The epidemic has killed about 4,500 people in West Africa since last spring, according to the World Health Organization.
The U.S. military has plans underway to help build 17 Ebola isolation and treatment units with 100 beds each at several locations in Liberia by early December as part of a $750-million operation to help stem the spread of the deadly virus.
Troops have also built a 25-bed hospital in Liberia for health workers who come down with the disease. It has been completed but is not yet operational, officials said.
More than 500 U.S. military personnel are now building the infrastructure in Liberia, the country hardest hit by the disease. Other U.S. troops are working at an airport cargo facility in Dakar, Senegal.
The Pentagon has said that up to 4,000 troops potentially could be deployed to West Africa to deal with the spread of the Ebola virus.
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10-19-2014, 09:12 PM #3
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The Defense Department said Sunday that it is preparing a quick-response medical team to help health-care professionals should the Ebola virus spread in the United States...Fox News - 25 minutes ago NO AMNESTY
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10-19-2014, 11:14 PM #4
Pentagon preps military medical team for quick response to Ebola cases in US
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- THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT says it is preparing a 30-member quick-response medical team to help health care professionals should the Ebola virus spread in the US, as troops in West Africa, pictured, assist in efforts to stop the spread of the deadly disease.
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