90 U.S. troops returning from Liberia monitored for Ebola

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Ninety U.S. troops will undergo 21 days of Ebola monitoring when they arrive Thursday in Virginia from a deployment to Liberia, U.S. officials said.

The troops were scheduled to arrive at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, and though they are showing no signs of the deadly virus, they'll be in quarantine for three weeks, Read Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said.

Those being monitored include members of the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Army who were deployed to Liberia to assist in the fight against the Ebola virus.

A secluded area of the base called the Langley Transit Center was set up to house troops under quarantine.

"Troops will be able to communicate with family members via telephone and electronic means," Kirby said. "Access to controlled monitoring area will be limited to health care, support and facilities maintenance personnel."

The service members will undergo twice-daily medical screening for signs of the Ebola virus, which the World Health Organization says has killed more than 5,000 people, mostly in West Africa.