Ebola screening for five US airports intensifies after the first person diagnosed with the deadly disease in the country died in Dallas on Wednesday.
Health officials all over the globe are already taking necessary precautions after the death toll of the contagious disease continues to increase. According to the latest update from the World Health Organization (WHO), there are already more than 3,000 deaths recorded while there are still more than 7,000 people infected with the virus. The large number of deaths recorded is now raising concern especially that the infection tends to spread as America confirmed that Thomas Duncan is their first case of an infected patient.
As the death toll continues to increase, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that five of the biggest and busiest airports in the US will be stricter when it comes to Ebola screening. Travellers coming from the regions of West Africa such as Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will be subjected to several procedures that would help health officials detect a possible infected patient or someone who has come contact with an infected person.
John F. Kennedy International Airport, Dulles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, O'Hare International Airport and Jackson Atlanta International Airport are the five airports in the US that will adapt the stricter procedure in the weekend. The new measures for Ebola screening includes the temperature taking of the passengers using a noncontact thermometer while they are also required to answer a series of questions.
Health officials believe that the new protocol will protect the life of any Americans in the country from acquiring the disease. As CDC representatives set to intervene for Ebola screening, factsheets will also be distributed to travelers in the five US airports to raise awareness regarding the symptoms of the disease along with instructions to contact a doctor.
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