U.S. imposes 30-day entry ban on travelers from Ebola-affected DRC, Uganda, South Sudan
The CDC issued an order banning non-citizen travelers who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within the past 21 days from entering the United States.
The ban applies for an initial 30-day period and excludes U.S. citizens, military personnel, and anyone granted an exemption by the Department of Homeland Security.
Signed by NIH director Jay Bhattacharya acting as a top CDC official, the measure is the first U.S. travel restriction specifically tied to an Ebola outbreak, shifting from previous reliance on enhanced screening.
The action is intended to prevent Ebola cases from being imported as the outbreak spreads rapidly in the region.
This writeup was produced by pharmadog from original reporting by STAT.
Original headline: “U.S. bans entry from Ebola-affected countries as American patient is identified”
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