Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHartsfield-Jackson has previously been used to screen passengers and has established operational procedures in place (Getty Images)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded Ebola screening for Americans returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.Hartsfield-Jackson is now the second designated entry point for these screenings after Washington's Dulles International Airport was designated earlier this week for flights carrying passengers from the affected regions.This enhanced public health entry screening is a key component of the CDC's broader Ebola approach, which also includes overseas exit screening, airline illness reporting, and post-arrival public health monitoring.The Trump administration previously banned non-citizens who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan from entering the United States, leading to an Air France flight being diverted to Canada after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was mistakenly boarded.The World Health Organisation reports 82 confirmed cases in the DRC and seven confirmed deaths along with 177 suspected deaths and almost 750 suspected cases linked to the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.In fullUS names second airport for Ebola screening as cases in Congo outbreak skyrocketThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Second US airport will start screening passengers for Ebola as outbreak grows
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHartsfield-Jackson has previously been used to screen passengers and has established operational procedures in place (Getty Images)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded Ebola screening for Americans returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.Hartsfield-Jackson is now the second designated entry point for these screenings after Washington's Dulles International Airport was designated earlier this week for flights carrying passengers from the affected regions.This enhanced public health entry screening is a key component of the CDC's broader Ebola approach, which also includes overseas exit screening, airline illness reporting, and post-arrival public health monitoring.The Trump administration previously banned non-citizens who had traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan from entering the United States, leading to an Air France flight being diverted to Canada after a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo was mistakenly boarded.The World Health Organisation reports 82 confirmed cases in the DRC and seven confirmed deaths along with 177 suspected deaths and almost 750 suspected cases linked to the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola.In fullUS names second airport for Ebola screening as cases in Congo outbreak skyrocketThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
