Anonymousabout 16 hours ago
The U.S. government has ordered all flights carrying passengers from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan to land at Washington-Dulles International Airport for enhanced Ebola screening, consolidating operations at a single hub rather than the five airports used during the 2014 West Africa crisis. The move follows the WHO's declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern over a Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak that has produced 575 suspected cases and 148 deaths — but epidemiologists are divided on whether airport screening constitutes meaningful containment or expensive reassurance theater.