U.S. policy bars Ebola patients from entering country, plans overseas evacuation
U.S. health officials announced that any American who contracts Ebola will not be taken to the United States for care. Instead, patients will be moved to undisclosed locations in Europe for treatment or quarantine.
The policy contrasts with the 2014 response when a physician who fell ill in West Africa was treated at a New York hospital and survived. Officials said the new approach reflects heightened concerns about importing the virus.
Experts warn that the change could create additional risks for infected travelers and may discourage medical volunteers from working in the affected regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
This writeup was produced by pharmadog from original reporting by STAT.
Original headline: “STAT+: As Ebola outbreak in Central Africa grows, the U.S. turns itself into a fortress”
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