Ebola Screening

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  Strengthened Ebola Screening After First Case: Britain

  Britain has tightened steps for dealing with possible Ebola patients, its Health Minister said on Monday, after screening at London's Heathrow Airport failed to detect the disease in a nurse who is now critically ill.

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  Two Patients Test Negative for Ebola in Britain

  Two patients who recently returned from west Africa tested negative for Ebola in Britain today as calls mounted for a review of airport screening procedures following a confirmed case this week.

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  Massachusetts Hospital Says Treating Possible Ebola Patient

  Massachusetts General Hospital admitted a patient possibly exposed to the Ebola virus on Tuesday, the hospital said in a statement.

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  Ebola Isolation at United States Base 'Pretty Much Vacation'

  With plenty of flat screen TVs, game nights and even an outdoor fire pit, life in isolation for members of the US military who have returned from the Ebola mission in West Africa can look a lot like summer camp.

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  Seven More Airports in India on Ebola Alert, Say Health Ministry Sources

  Days after an Indian national was quarantined at the Delhi airport after traces of the virus were found in his samples, the Health Ministry today has added seven more airports for screening for the disease.

• US Enhances Security Screening For Travellers From Europe, Asia

  Concerned about foreign fighters from Syria and Iraq, Washington imposed tighter security screening on Monday for travelers from countries, mostly in Europe and Asia, whose citizens do not need a visa to get into the United States.

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  Beijing Recommends Home Quarantine for People Coming From Ebola Regions

  China's capital will suggest to people returning from regions affected by Ebola to quarantine themselves at home for 21 days, and to undergo twice daily temperature checks if they have had contact with patients, state media said on Wednesday.

• US to Funnel Travelers From Ebola-Hit Region Through Five Airports

  The United States ratcheted up its safeguards against Ebola on Tuesday, requiring travelers from three countries at the center of an epidemic in West Africa to fly into one of five major airports conducting enhanced screening for the virus.

• US to Funnel Travelers From Ebola-Hit Region Through Five Airports

  Travelers to the United States from Ebola-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea must fly into one of five airports that have enhanced screening in place for the virus, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.

• Study Shows Exit Screening Vital to Halting Global Ebola Spread

  Three Ebola-infected travellers a month would be expected to get on international flights from the West African countries suffering epidemics of the deadly virus if there were no effective exit screening, scientists said on Tuesday.

• Kerala Steps up Ebola Screening at Airports

  In the wake of the Ebola epidemic, which has claimed more than 4000 lives globally, Kerala has stepped up screening at airports and examined over 450 passengers who arrived from various African countries.

• France 'On Alert' as Ebola Prevention Stepped Up

  France announced on Friday it had appointed a team of experts to step up its response to the Ebola virus, and would boost efforts to help west African nations battling the disease.

• EU to Launch 'Immediate' Review of Exit Screening in Ebola-Hit African States

  EU health ministers agreed on Thursday to launch an immediate review of screening of passengers departing Ebola-hit countries in West Africa, health commissioner Tonio Borg said.

• Ebola Screening to Start at Four More US Airports

  Customs and health officials at airports in Washington, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark will take the temperatures of passengers from three West African countries starting from Thursday.

• Britain Begins Ebola Screening at London's Heathrow Airport

  Britain began screening passengers arriving at London's busiest airport from West Africa for signs of the deadly Ebola virus on Tuesday.