The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has announced enhanced screening of passengers in 5 U.S airports (JFK,\u00a0 Newark, Atlanta, Washington-Dulles, and Chicago O\u2019Hare) that receive the majority of travelers from West\u00a0 Africa.<\/p>\n
Patients arriving from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, whether directly or in transfer, will be screened by\u00a0 customs officials supported by supplemental CDC personnel. Temperatures will be measured, signs of illness\u00a0 evaluated and interviews about recent activity conducted in an isolated area.<\/p>\n
All outbound passengers from the 3 affected countries undergo airport screening for temperature, sings of\u00a0 illness and questioning. In the last 2 months, 36,000 passengers have been screened resulting in 77 passengers\u00a0 held aside for further assessment. None has proven to be infected with Ebola; some other diagnoses such as
\nmalaria have been identified that pose no risk to fellow passengers.<\/p>\n
Aside from the single traveler who arrived in Dallas and who was not symptomatic nor infectious during his\u00a0 1\/4 travels, there has been no other case of a Ebola transmitted by a commercial airline passenger outside of Africa.\u00a0 Canada will strengthen its screening of passengers coming from West Africa because of the Ebola virus, said the\u00a0 Health Minister of Canada.<\/p>\n
The EU (European Union) for its part has decided to strengthen the information to travelers and health\u00a0 professionals to prevent the penetration of the Ebola virus in the European territory.\u00a0 France for its part is working on getting strengthened controls at the departure from countries affected by the\u00a0 epidemic. According to the French Ministry of Health, controls at the arrival of assengers being not the “miracle\u00a0 solution.<\/p>\n
According to Downing Street, the United Kingdom has announced an enhanced screening of passengers at\u00a0 Heathrow and Gatwick airports as well as Eurostar terminals for people from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.\u00a0 On a medical side, National Institutes of Health IH began initial human testing of an investigational vaccine to\u00a0 prevent EVD in early September and is working with a company to develop an antiviral drug to treat Ebola.\u00a0\u00a0U.S. Department of Defense has funded two companies that are developing drug therapies for Ebola and is\u00a0 working with another company to develop an Ebola vaccine.<\/p>\n
Please, remind we clearly recommend avoiding or interrupting all travel to the three countries of Guinea,\u00a0 Sierra Leone and Liberia.<\/p>\n
Cai Glushak
\nInternational Chief Medical Officer
\nAXA Assistance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has announced enhanced screening of passengers in 5 U.S airports (JFK,\u00a0 Newark, Atlanta, Washington-Dulles, and Chicago O\u2019Hare) that receive the majority of travelers from West\u00a0 Africa. Patients arriving from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, whether directly or in transfer, will be screened by\u00a0 customs officials supported by supplemental CDC … Continue reading Ebloa update from AXA Chief Medical Officer<\/span>