The United States military is creating a 30-person “quick-strike team” that can treat Ebola patients inside the U.S., CNN reported Sunday, citing a Defense Department official.
The team will include five doctors, 20 nurses and five trainers, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said in a statement to CNN.
The team, requested by the Department of Health and Human Services, can deploy within 72 hours at any time over the next month, the official told CNN.
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