Uproar In Italy Over U.S. Troops Being ' Ebola Quarantine' At An Amercain Base Near Venice Rather Than In The U.S.

The United States, Britain and France have all sent resources to West Africa to combat the spread of Ebola after the disease infected more than 10,000 people and killed more than 5,000. Daily Mail

Uproar Over US Troops' Ebola Quarantine In Italy -- The Local

The decision to put a dozen American soldiers returning from Liberia into quarantine for Ebola at their base near Venice rather than in the United States sparked controversy in Italy on Wednesday.

"They shouldn't have been sent here, they should do their quarantine for Ebola at home," said the president of the region's assembly, Luca Zaia, insisting "it would have been more respectful" of the United States to have "thought about the risks posed to local citizens".

The Messaggero daily spoke of fears among the local population, with a rise in the number of calls to the emergency services from worried citizens.

Soldiers from the base being given a wide berth in nearby pubs.

Zaia, a member of the anti-immigrant Northern League party, was not the only one to object to the US decision to quarantine the soldiers in Italy.

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My Comment: Ever since this story broke out earlier this week .... US soldiers returning from Ebola mission in Liberia quarantined for 21 days at Army base in Italy (Daily Mail) ... calls for these U.S. soldiers to leave Italy have increased. My prediction .... if one of these soldiers has Ebola, expect these protests to increase exponentially.