Ebola-Related Travel Restrictions Now Include Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
The CDC said Atlanta joins Washington Dulles as one of two U.S. airports screening travelers from Ebola-affected countries.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded enhanced Ebola entry screening to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, adding a second checkpoint for travelers returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan.
- Earlier this week, the Trump administration banned non-citizens who recently traveled to these three nations from entering the United States, citing Ebola concerns.
- Atlanta joins Washington Dulles International Airport as the only two U.S. airports currently conducting screenings, with Hartsfield-Jackson possessing established operational procedures for passenger health management.
- The World Health Organization has confirmed 82 cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Congo, including seven confirmed deaths, 177 suspected deaths, and nearly 750 suspected cases.
- On Friday, WHO Africa regional director Mohamed Yakub Janabi warned it would be "a big mistake to underestimate" the Ebola outbreak, underscoring ongoing public health risks.
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CDC Adds Another Airport for Screening of Travelers Who Might Have Ebola
The large airport in Atlanta, Georgia, has been added as an option for people traveling from countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in Africa, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 23. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a second option for people traveling from Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan, the CDC said in a statement. “Hartsfield-Jackson previously conducted enhanced public health entry screenin…
Ebola screening added to America’s busiest airport as US prepares to face outbreak
Americans coming back from several countries with links to a new and dangerous outbreak of Ebola now can be screened at a second U.S. airport, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta.Hartsfield-Jackson has previously been used to screen passengers and has established procedures in place, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Ebola-related travel restrictions now include Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport
Federal officials say some international travelers arriving from parts of Central and East Africa will now be routed through Atlanta as the U.S. expands enhanced Ebola-related screening measures at designated airports.
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CDC: US adds airport for Ebola screening
WASHINGTON — Americans coming back from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan now have a second entry point for returning to the United States, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday expanding…
In response to the recent Ebola outbreak in Africa, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has strengthened Ebola screening for travelers from Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan, and expanded it to Atlanta International Airport. It has also banned entry to the United States for travelers who have been to Congo, South Sudan, or Uganda within the past 21 days.
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