U.S. adds Atlanta area airport for Ebola screening, CDC says
CNBC • • general
Key Points:
- The CDC has expanded its enhanced Ebola screening to include Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for Americans returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan.
- Washington's Dulles International Airport was recently designated as a screening point for returning citizens, adding to the CDC’s Ebola entry screening efforts.
- The CDC’s Ebola strategy includes multiple measures such as overseas exit screening, airline illness reporting, and post-arrival public health monitoring.
- The World Health Organization reports 82 confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC, with seven confirmed deaths and nearly 750 suspected cases linked to the Bundibugyo strain.
- The Trump administration has banned non-citizens who recently traveled to the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan from entering the United States.