30 U.S. soldiers will join a group of approximately 10 in Italy already under quarantine . The Pentagon has , though , published plans that detail how it will handle troops who are deployed to the region -- including potential quarantines . The Pentagon is using the term `` controlled monitoring , '' which effectively a quarantine . In addition to quarantining soldiers, there are also plans for an additional 50 troops from other countries who have been sent home after being infected with Ebola. It 's unclear why they 're undergoing this kind of monitoring , which is not Pentagon policy .
30 U.S. soldiers will join a group of approximately 10 in Italy already under quarantine . The Pentagon is using the term `` controlled monitoring , '' which effectively a quarantine . In addition to quarantining soldiers, there are also plans for an additional 50 troops from other countries who have been sent home after being infected with Ebola. It 's unclear why they 're undergoing this kind of monitoring , which is not Pentagon policy .