US to screen for Ebola at airports, one American in DR Congo infected

WASHINGTON — The United States said Monday it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending visa services. The measures shared by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) come as the World Health Organization has declared the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) an international health emergency. In a briefing, Satish Pillai, the health agency’s Ebola response incident manager, told journalists one American in the DRC had contracted the virus following exposure related “to their work” there. READ: WHO declares int’l emergency […]... Keep on reading: US to screen for Ebola at airports, one American in DR Congo infected

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