US announces screening for Ebola virus for travellers from Uganda at airports

The Ebola virus is fast breaking out in the Eastern African nation of Uganda, and people are falling sick daily. All travelers who have gone to Uganda and then arrived on US soil will be screened at JFK New York, Dulles International Washington, the O’Hare International Chicago, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta, and Newark Chicago airports.

The screening comes in the wake of the Ebola virus fast spreading in a village in Uganda, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would be implementing the check based on a Tweet from the US Embassy in Kampala.





Outside of Uganda, no cases have been reported, and the USA believes the risk is very low. However, precautionary measures are being taken to thwart any chance of the disease spreading into the USA.

It is estimated that around 145 people come to the USA from Uganda daily. There have been many deaths, including four health workers, and approximately 63 cases, probably based on WHO.

Uganda reported that the disease has been seen within five districts in central Uganda and has not been found in Entebbe or Kampala. Recently, the Ebola vaccine given to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been different.

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