AlHijjah 9, 1435, Oct 3, 2014, SPA -- The Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. military has begun medical testing for Ebola at two new laboratories in Liberia, and service members are beginning to build two treatment centers there for victims of the deadly virus. Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters that based on the latest requests from American commanders, up to 4,000 U.S. troops could be deployed to West Africa to provide engineering, logistics, medical, and other support to the mission there. Currently, there are roughly 230 U.S. troops deployed for the Ebola mission. Roughly 24 are in Senegal setting up a transportation center and the rest are in Liberia. Kirby said that the hospital for infected medical personnel being built by the military should be finished by the end of October.
