State and Territorial Ebola Screening, Monitoring, and Movement Policy Statements - United States, August 31, 2015

West Africa is the largest in history, and as of Oct 4, 2015, had claimed 11,297 lives in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. On Aug 7, 2014, CDC first posted guidance on monitoring and movement of persons who might have been exposed to Ebola virus to prevent the spread of Ebola into the US. Since th...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2015, Vol.64 (40), p.1145
Main Authors: Sunshine, Gregory, Pepin, Dawn, Cetron, Marty, Penn, Matthew
Format: Report
Language:English
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Airports
Ebola virus
Health care policy
Medical screening
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Summary:West Africa is the largest in history, and as of Oct 4, 2015, had claimed 11,297 lives in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. On Aug 7, 2014, CDC first posted guidance on monitoring and movement of persons who might have been exposed to Ebola virus to prevent the spread of Ebola into the US. Since that time, the Interim U.S. Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Potential Ebola Virus Exposure has been regularly updated based on the latest information available, most recently on May 13, 2015. On Oct 11, 2014, after the first case of Ebola was diagnosed in the US, entry screening was implemented in five US airports to identify travelers from countries with widespread Ebola transmission who might have been exposed to Ebola during the days before arrival or who had signs or symptoms of Ebola at the time of arrival. Here, Sunshine et al details a CDC guidance which was updated on Oct 27, 2014, by establishing a "low (but not zero) risk" category; adding a "no identifiable risk" category; modifying the recommended public health actions in the high, some, and low (but not zero) risk categories; and adding recommendations for specific groups and settings.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X