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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why exactly are we bringing people with Ebola into the country?  For containment purposes, doesn't it make more sense to treat them in the country of origin irrespective of the citizenship of the patient?  Transcontinental transport of people with a disease as infectious and as serious as ebola seems risky--despite infectious disease protocols.[/quote]

I wondered the same thing when I heard this on the news. It must be someone famous/very wealthy as they would need to have chartered a special medical plane, right?[/quote]

The patients are doctors who became infected while fighting the Ebola epidemic.

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Only one is a doctor.  The other is a missionary volunteer.[/quote]

They are both missionary volunteers. Dr. Kent Bradly is with Samaritans Purse and Nancy Whitebol is with SIM. Bradly is a physician, Whitebol is a dental hygienist. Due to the crisis, Whitebol had volunteered to help out in the hospital and they were working side by side in the hospital.

Many missionary volunteers are professionals using their professional skills in their mission field - focusing on physical, emotional and spiritual health. Hospitals are common mission fields as many health care volunteers work to provide services that aren't available in those countries. [/quote]

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