Sun. Aug 30th, 2026

NYTimes: U.S. To Begin Screening Air Passengers From Uganda For Ebola

[NYTIMES] Worried by an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, the Biden administration said on Thursday that travelers who had been to that country would be redirected to airports where they can be screened for the virus and warned physicians to be alert for potential cases in the United States. No cases of Ebola have yet been reported outside Uganda, but the virus — which spreads only through contact with bodily fluids and is not airborne — is highly contagious. American officials are watching the Uganda outbreak closely because there are no approved vaccines or treatments for the type of Ebola virus causing the outbreak there. [FULLSTORY]

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