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Soldier Gets Ebola but Is Not Among Peacekeepers
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ? Oct 14, 2014, 10:49 AM ET
By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press
A Sierra Leone soldier has tested positive for Ebola but he is not a member of a battalion set to deploy to Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
The troops' mission will be to protect the Somali government and fight al-Shabab militants. Their deployment was put on hold this summer when an Ebola outbreak in West Africa spiraled out of control. The soldiers were isolated to allay concerns they might bring Ebola into Somalia...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/doctors-borders-loses-medics-ebola-26179691
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone ? Oct 14, 2014, 10:49 AM ET
By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press
A Sierra Leone soldier has tested positive for Ebola but he is not a member of a battalion set to deploy to Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping mission, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
The troops' mission will be to protect the Somali government and fight al-Shabab militants. Their deployment was put on hold this summer when an Ebola outbreak in West Africa spiraled out of control. The soldiers were isolated to allay concerns they might bring Ebola into Somalia...
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/doctors-borders-loses-medics-ebola-26179691