The United States is stepping up its measures to prevent the spread of Ebola, while reassuring that the risk to Americans remains low.
Measures announced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) include screening air travellers arriving from regions affected by the outbreak. Non-US passport holders who travelled to Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or South Sudan within the past 21 days will also face entry restrictions.
The US Embassy in the Ugandan capital Kampala said it had temporarily paused all visa services.
"At this time, CDC assesses the immediate risk to the general US public as low, but we will continue to evaluate the evolving situation and may adjust public health measures as additional information becomes available," the health agency said in a statement.
US President Donald Trump said he was "concerned" by the outbreak but that he believes "that it's been confined right now to Africa."
