Ebola: the US imposes border controls on travelers from Uganda
US-bound travelers who have been to Uganda in the previous 21 days will be redirected to five major American airports to be screened for Ebola, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday launched an alarm to health workers to raise awareness of the current epidemic.
The agency said there are currently no suspected or confirmed cases of the disease on US soil, while Sudanese strain of Ebola fuels the latest infections in Uganda.
According to the Ugandan Ministry of Health, at least nine people died from the disease in Uganda on October 3, since the East African nation's authorities announced the deadly hemorrhagic fever epidemic on September 20. The agency added that the total cases are 43, including deaths.
Controls at US airports began on Thursday, but boarding requirements are expected to take effect within the next week, a source told Reuters. -S tandard GH
"Out of plenty of caution (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will apply new levels of screening at these five US airports in response to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda," the embassy said. United States in Uganda.
The five airports are JFK, Newark, Atlanta, Chicago O'Hare and Washington Dulles. According to two sources, around 140 people arrive in the United States every day and regularly travel to Uganda, 62% of whom land at one of the five airports.
Dr. Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota, said the CDC health alert reminds people that people need to be prepared for outbreaks to spread.
"We can handle Ebola safely in the hospital environment and provide the best patient care, but be aware that it could also be a possibility," he said, referring to a 2014 incident in which a passenger suffering from Ebola who had been in Liberia, he was initially turned away from a hospital in Dallas – and then hospitalized two days later when he was admitted to the emergency room.
"The key message is that if you see someone with a clinical disease and a history of being in Uganda, that's where you need to focus your efforts."
Ebola is not Covid, it is a hemorrhagic fever with a high probability of death if not treated in time, which, fortunately, spreads with contacts through body fluids, so it is not simple contagion. Despite this, it is a very dangerous disease that must be kept under control.
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