JFK joins growing list of US airports to screen passengers for Ebola #shorts

2 hours ago The Front Page News

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Africa has prompted New York City health officials to start screening airline passengers arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport, the CDC announced, after the agency confirmed a US doctor had tested positive for the virus.

JFK became the fourth major transport hub on Friday — joining Washington Dulles International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston — to begin the health assessments.

The World Health Organization declared the current Bundibugyo strain outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 15.

#ebola #jfk #screening

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