A recent traveler returning to the United States from Uganda reported encountering no visible Ebola screening measures upon arrival at Washington Dulles International Airport despite newly announced restrictions and enhanced health screening protocols related to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. The traveler had been staying in western Uganda, away from the outbreak’s epicenter in eastern Congo and areas of confirmed cases in Kampala. Although U.S. authorities had announced heightened monitoring and travel restrictions for individuals arriving from Uganda, Congo, and South Sudan, the traveler reported passing through customs and passport control without temperature checks, additional questioning, or secondary screening. Read the full story at The Hill
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