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U.S. military starts training its Ebola rapid-response team
(Reuters) - As health officials were trying to manage a patient infected with Ebola in New York, U.S. military personnel in Texas were in the first stages of training a new rapid-response team that could head to hospitals the next time an outbreak occurs.
The 30-member U.S. Military Ebola Rapid Response Team assembled at the Army's San Antonio Military Medical Center on Wednesday and consists of five physicians, 20 nurses and five certified trainers.
The group will supervise treatment and help hospitals deal with the intricacies of treating Ebola.
.....It will deploy on the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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(Reuters) - As health officials were trying to manage a patient infected with Ebola in New York, U.S. military personnel in Texas were in the first stages of training a new rapid-response team that could head to hospitals the next time an outbreak occurs.
The 30-member U.S. Military Ebola Rapid Response Team assembled at the Army's San Antonio Military Medical Center on Wednesday and consists of five physicians, 20 nurses and five certified trainers.
The group will supervise treatment and help hospitals deal with the intricacies of treating Ebola.
.....It will deploy on the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
.