Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban: Report
The workers have no symptoms, and Samaritan's Purse says the 21-day quarantine could hinder volunteer recruitment and raise response costs.
- Seven American aid workers employed by the evangelical Christian charity Samaritan's Purse are quarantining at an isolation facility in Kenya following a new U.S. policy requiring citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo to spend 21 days in a third country.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented travel restrictions to reduce Ebola importation risks to the United States. However, former senior CDC official Daniel Jernigan criticized the 'do-not-board' policy as unprecedented for low-risk travelers.
- Franklin Graham, CEO of Samaritan's Purse, warned the 21-day quarantine could force his organization to scale back its Ebola treatment mission. Graham argued the policy treats healthcare workers "a little bit like they are damaged goods."
- While none of the seven workers show symptoms, Kenyan authorities are supervising the isolation due to one potential high-risk exposure. The workers voluntarily moved to the facility for precautionary monitoring under observation of U.S. Public Health Service clinicians.
- Local residents near the Kenyan air force base facility have protested the U.S.-built quarantine center, accusing the government of offloading health risks. U.S. travel restrictions also apply to specific travelers from Uganda and South Sudan to prevent contagion.
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