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Screening of travelers at airports

Published Date:

Oct. 8, 2014

Status:

current

Series:

CDC Media Relations fact sheet

Up-to-Date Info:

To find the latest CDC information on this topic go to: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html

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Corporate Authors:

Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (U.S.) . United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Public Affairs. .

Keywords:

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Description:

Exit screening in countries with Ebola outbreaks -- Entry screening in the United States.

This fact sheet helps explain the measures the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection, and their partners are taking at airports both in the United States and in affected countries in West Africa to prevent the spread of Ebola.

CDC Media Relations fact sheet. 10/9/14 [date from document properties]

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Document Type:

Press Release

Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

Place as Subject:

Africa, Western ; United States ;

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