US to Withdraw Most of Its Troops Fighting Ebola in Africa
US to withdraw most of its troops fighting Ebola in Africa – The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that President Barack Obama is set to announce the United States will withdraw most of the American troops sent to West Africa to battle the Ebola epidemic.
It quoted US officials as saying that over the coming weeks, Washington would pull out most of the 1,300 US forces currently working in Liberia and Senegal, where officials believe the crisis has largely been contained.
At the height of the epidemic, about 2,800 military personnel were deployed to West Africa. Troops built 10 Ebola treatment units and a medical unit to treat infected healthcare workers.
The number of new cases each week has dropped to about 150 in recent reports, down from more than 1,000 new cases per week in October, the White House said.
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