The Trump administration on Thursday announced additional steps to fight an alarming Ebola outbreak in Africa and prevent cases from reaching U.S. shores.

As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to expand, the Trump administration announced new measures aimed at preventing the virus from reaching the United States, including the creation of a specialized treatment and quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to the disease in Africa. Speaking during a Cabinet meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington intends to stop Ebola cases from entering the country.

Donald Trump's administration is planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United States, an administration official said Wednesday.

Donald Trump's administration is planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United States, an administration official said Wednesday.

May 27 (UPI) -- The United States and Kenya are in talks to create a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola, unnamed officials told multiple media outlets Wednesday.

May 27 (UPI) -- The United States and Kenya are in talks to create a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans exposed to Ebola, unnamed officials told multiple media outlets Wednesday.

A Trump administration official says the administration will send Americans exposed to Ebola to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them to the United States.

May 26 - The Trump administration is expected to deploy U.S. public health officers to Kenya to staff a potential quarantine facility there amid the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.