Decommissioned NJ military base to be used to quarantine Ebola Victims

EATONTOWN – Travelers to the Newark Liberty International Airport from West Africa who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus could be housed at Fort Monmouth, under "confidential" contingency plans discussed by government officials.

Eatontown Mayor Dennis Connelly said Monday no possible Ebola patients are at the fort now or have ever been, and that he does not believe the quarantine facility has opened. The New Jersey Department of Human Services confirmed that they have a six-month agreement with the fort, but a spokeswoman would divulge no specifics.

"We're not happy about it being placed there," Connelly said. "On the same token, I don't believe we're at any risk. We've been assured that these are people who don't have any symptoms; they just may been exposed, and if they begin to show symptoms, like a fever, they would be transferred out to another facility."


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