Saturday, October 4, 2014

Strict Measures to Travelers from Ebola-stricken Countries

An officer checks passports at the passport control booth as people enter the US

With the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus on US soil by an American man infected with the virus was allowed to enter the United States on his way back from Liberia, many are questioning the safety measures put in place to prevent the spread of the deadly virus in the country.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has very limited special procedures to screen for potentially Ebola-infected travelers coming to America.

Customs agents on Wednesday started handing out "fact sheets" prepared by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describing Ebola symptoms to travelers coming back from West African nations, but more can be done.




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