US will impose public health measures for DRC, Guinea travelers

The CDC will impose new public health requirements for US visitors who have recently been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Guinea because of concerns about Ebola, the agency said on Monday. Starting this week, the US government will require travelers from DRC and Guinea to fly into six US airports. Airlines will collect and transmit passenger information to the CDC for public health follow-up for all passengers boarding a flight to the United States who were in DRC or Guinea within the previous 21 days. Recently, less than 100 people a day have been arriving in the US who have been in either country. The CDC said the outbreaks are centered in remote areas of the countries and added that “the risk of Ebola to the United States is extremely low.” Passengers will undergo verification of data on US arrival to ensure accurateness of contact information that will be shared with US state and local health departments to monitor arrivals.<br/>