Seven American aid workers who recently served on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been placed under a 21-day quarantine in Kenya following new US travel restrictions.
The workers are members of Samaritan's Purse, a US-based humanitarian organisation actively supporting Ebola response efforts in the DRC alongside the World Health Organization (WHO).
Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse, said the seven Americans are not showing any symptoms of Ebola but are undergoing precautionary isolation as directed by Kenyan authorities.
According to US officials, the responders voluntarily relocated to a quarantine facility in central Kenya for medical observation after potential exposure to the virus. The move was approved by Kenyan authorities and is being supervised by clinicians from the US Public Health Service.
Earlier this month, one American aid worker who contracted Ebola while working in the DRC was evacuated to Germany for specialised treatment.
The United States recently tightened travel restrictions on non-citizens arriving from the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan in an effort to curb the spread of the Ebola virus. The restrictions also prompted plans to establish a quarantine facility in Kenya for exposed American personnel.
Although a Kenyan court had previously ordered construction of the facility to stop following public opposition, reports indicate the site was completed and is now being used.
Officials said the quarantined workers are being closely monitored for any signs of illness and are not allowed to leave the facility during the 21-day observation period. One official noted that at least one individual is considered to have had a potentially high-risk exposure, though all seven remain symptom-free.
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