Ebola virus
The United States announced on Thursday that it would conduct stricter screening for people who travel to Uganda due to an outbreak of Ebola virus in African countries.
State Department said that starting Friday, any airline passenger entering the United States within 21 days before arrival must pass through one of the five designated airports, which are screened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection .
Airport is located in New York, Newark , Atlanta , Chicago and Washington.
Since the Uganda Ministry of Health announced the outbreak in the Mubend region on September 20, the CDC has issued a warning on Ebola virus disease (EVD).
On Wednesday, World Health Organization said that Uganda had 63 confirmed cases and possible Ebola cases and 29 deaths.
Central for Disease Control and Prevention said that the epidemic appears to be limited to five regions in central Uganda and has not yet reached the capital Kampala or the main tourist center Entebbe .
As of Thursday, “No suspected, possible or confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease related to this outbreak have been reported by other countries outside the United States or Uganda,” the CDC said.
There are no direct flights from Uganda to the United States. But the CDC said travelers who have lived in Uganda must be screened to prevent the spread of the disease.
In 2014, the United States implemented strict screening procedures after the severe Ebola outbreak in Africa.
In the United States, 11 people have been treated for the disease, and two of them died. Most of the infected people are medical workers in West Africa .
