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Officials note that the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the US remains low and that there are no confirmed cases outside of Uganda.

The administration of President Joe Biden has announced that it will be testing visitors from Uganda of the United States for Ebolatakes passengers through five airports that will conduct movie screenings.

The authorities made the announcement on Thursday, and screenings are expected to begin immediately. Travelers who have been to Uganda at any point in the past three weeks will be redirected to airports for testing.

Out of an abundance of caution, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will introduce new layers of screening at five U.S. airports. This period to meet Ebola outbreak in Uganda,” said the US embassy in Kampala.

The United States is considered to be at low risk for an Ebola outbreak, and there are no confirmed cases outside of Uganda. A US official who spoke to the Associated Press called the screenings an ‘extra precaution’.

The CDC says the outbreak is limited to five districts in central Uganda and has not reached the capital or the tourist hub Entebbe.

As of Thursday, “no suspected, probable, or confirmed cases of EVD associated with this outbreak have been reported in the United States or other countries outside of Uganda,” the CDC said.

Travelers who have spent time in Uganda during the previous 21 days, the incubation period of the virus, will be directed to JFK International Airport in New York, Washington-Dulles International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, International Airport Chicago-O’Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airports.

CDC will conduct “temperature screening, risk assessment, visual symptom testing, and contact verification” at those airports beginning immediately, and officials are expected to bring Full news by the end of the week.

The Biden administration says about 145 people a day enter the US from Uganda, with most arriving at one of the five major airports. Airlines will rebook tickets for those scheduled to fly to a different airport, the authorities said.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Uganda will host a ministerial meeting next week about the disease, which has infected 43 people and killed about 10 in Uganda since health authorities announced the outbreak on September 20.

Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that is spread through bodily fluids. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, and sometimes internal and external bleeding.

The Africa CDC says it has purchased 20,000 testing kits for the region that will arrive early next week and will move stockpiles of personal protective equipment next week. The current outbreak is believed to be caused by a strain of the Ebola virus in Sudan, for which there is no proven vaccine.

The Uganda outbreak is the latest in the region. At the end of September, Democratic Republic of the Congo announced the end of another Ebola outbreak, which began on August 22, with no deaths.

US authorities say the risk of an Ebola outbreak in the US remains low.

“So far in this outbreak, cases have only been confirmed in Uganda and there are no suspected, probable or confirmed cases of Ebola was reported in the United States,” said the US embassy in Uganda.

“Advanced checks apply to all passengers, including US citizens, lawful permanent residents, and visa holders (including Diplomatic and Public Service visas).”

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