Due to fears of the disease Ebola, five of the busiest international airports in the U.S. are enhancing screening measures for arriving passengers who began their travel in West African countries. According to a report in the Washington Post, the travelers will be given questionnaires and have their temperatures taken at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, O’Hare International Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport. The screening will begin as soon as possible; however, details of implementation have not been released.
Full details of the screening procedure are being worked out between the White House and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, had said this week that the agency was exploring ways to increase passenger screening in the wake of an Ebola diagnosis in Dallas, Texas. “We’re working very intensively on the screening process,” Frieden said during a conference call with reporters Tuesday. “We’re looking at that entire process to see what more can be done.”
