US opens new Ebola treatment unit in Liberia

[Omaha Steve]

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http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141110/af--ebola-west_africa-26fae80ebd.html

Nov 10, 12:22 PM (ET)

By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The United States Monday opened the first of 17 Ebola treatment units it is building in Liberia.

The new clinic opened in Tubmanburg, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) north of the capital, Monrovia. The number of people with Ebola appears to declining in the capital, Monrovia, but more cases are popping up in other areas of the West African country, according to the World Health Organization.

Liberia has lost more than 2,700 people to the deadly virus, spread by direct contact with bodily fluids.

The U.S. has authorized the Pentagon to deploy up to 4,000 service members to West Africa to build the 100-bed units and bring supplies into the country; the U.S. is also helping to train medical workers and burial teams.

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[Fred Sanders]

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