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The US administration has announced it will screen US-bound travellers from Uganda for Ebola in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in the east African country. People who have travelled to Uganda within three weeks prior to their arrival in the US will be subjected to tests.
The US administration has announced it will screen US-bound travellers from Uganda for Ebola in the wake of Ebola outbreak in the east African country. People who have travelled to Uganda within three weeks prior to their arrival in the US will be subjected to tests.
Travelers who have spent any time in Uganda over the previous 21 days will be directed to JFK International Airport in New York, Washington-Dulles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, Chicago-O’Hare International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport,” the US Embassy in Kampala said. Three weeks are said to be the incubation period for the virus.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will apply new layers of screening at these five US airports.
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The US administration says about 145 people per day enter the U.S. from Uganda. Most are arriving at the five large airline hubs. Uganda is battling the deadly outbreak of Ebola with many deaths. Four health workers died and a total of 63 confirmed and probable cases are reported. The outbreak is confined to five districts in central Uganda. It has not reached the capital or the travel hub Entebbe.
