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Jul 17, 2026

Seven American aid workers quarantined in Kenya after US travel ban prevents return from Congo Ebola mission

Seven American aid workers who were fighting the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are now quarantining at an isolation facility in Kenya after US government travel restrictions prevented their return home. According to Samaritan's Purse CEO Franklin Graham, none of the workers are showing symptoms.

Jul 17, 2026·4 sources
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  • ▪The United States government has committed 1.9 billion Kenyan Shillings to support Kenya's Ebola preparedness, and the Trump administration sought $800 million in emergency funding for the Kenyan quarantine facility.
  • ▪The seven American aid workers arrived at the quarantine site in central Kenya on July 13, 2026, where they are sleeping in army cots in tents.
  • ▪The United States government introduced a travel policy requiring American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to spend three weeks in a third country before entering the United States.

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Humanitarian crisesTrade restrictionsEbola outbreakRefugees & displacement
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