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U.S. to Treat Americans with Ebola in European Hospitals Instead of Domestic Facilities
Administration officials said on May 28, 2026 that infected Americans will instead be sent to European facilities still being identified by the CDC and State Department.
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Administration officials confirmed on May 28, 2026 that any Americans who contract Ebola will not be brought to the United States for treatment. They will instead be evacuated to as-yet-undetermined locations in Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department are working to identify tertiary care facilities in Europe that could take Americans needing Ebola care.
One such case has already occurred. The policy applies to the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. U.S. is providing financial and other assistance in the response.
Craig Spencer contracted Ebola while working in Guinea during the West African outbreak in 2014. He developed symptoms after returning to the United States and was treated at New York’s Bellevue Hospital. Spencer is an emergency medicine physician and an associate professor in Brown University’s School of Public Health.
He credits the treatment he received at Bellevue for his survival. U.S. for care or quarantine.
The article was written by Helen Branswell, Infectious Diseases Correspondent at STAT, and published on May 28, 2026.
