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CDC asks staff to volunteer for airport Ebola screenings
Original: CDC asks staff to volunteer to help with Ebola screenings at airports amid DRC outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked its staff to volunteer to help conduct Ebola screenings at US airports as an outbreak of the virus continues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The move points to staffing pressure around entry screening measures aimed at catching potential cases among travellers from the affected region. It comes as health authorities work to contain the outbreak and prevent international spread.
Why now: A new Ebola outbreak in the DRC has prompted US screening measures, raising concern about containment and staffing.
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