A court in Kenya blocks U.S. plan to keep American Ebola patients in Africa

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A facility built by the U.S. military on a Kenyan air base was intended to isolate Americans exposed to Ebola during the growing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A court in Kenya blocks U.S. plan to keep American Ebola patients in Africa
A facility built by the U.S. military on a Kenyan air base was intended to isolate Americans exposed to Ebola during the growing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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— Jan McVicker (@jmcvicker.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T17:20:50.404Z

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/29/kenya-court-temporarily-blocks-us-plan-ebola-quarantine-facility

NAIROBI — A Kenyan court Friday suspended a Trump administration plan to establish a makeshift field hospital in Kenya to quarantine and treat Americans exposed to or infected with Ebola.

The court, citing a threat to life, issued its ruling on the day U.S. officials said the facility would begin operating. It has capacity for up to 50 patients potentially exposed during the growing Ebola outbreak, which is centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo.....

The decision leaves uncertain how the U.S. government would manage Americans exposed to the virus if they need evacuation in the coming days, as there is no ready backup plan, according to a person familiar with the U.S. response.

The court ruling also puts added focus on ethical questions related to the administration’s apparent unwillingness to let ill or exposed Americans return home for treatment.....

The U.S. policy has alarmed some public health advocates and Ebola experts, who say the United States has already invested heavily in specialized treatment centers specifically designed to safely care for patients with Ebola and other dangerous infectious diseases.

The U.S. also has extensive experience safely transporting Ebola patients from abroad back to the United States and treating them.

We need to bring these Americans home to be treated in the US. Houston is one of the three cities that have been cleared to accept and monitor Ebola patients