U.S. Implements Enhanced Ebola Screening and Travel Restrictions

The U.S. government has issued a global caution and initiated public health arrival restrictions, including enhanced Ebola screening, for citizens traveling from specific African countries. Travelers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within 21 days must now enter through designated airports for screening. These measures are a direct response to new Ebola cases in Uganda, linked to an ongoing outbreak in Congo, which involves a strain for which no approved vaccine or treatment currently exists.