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CDC says green card holders who were recently in countries where Ebola is spreading can't reenter US
The move expands existing travel restrictions barring foreigners who’ve recently been in Congo, South Sudan and Uganda.
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CDC Chief Orders 2 Americans to Quarantine Over Hantavirus Concern
Agency cites outbreak-related cases in Europe after passengers departed cruise ship
The CDC said it will screen some passengers coming from Congo, Uganda and South Sudan at five major airports in the U.S. There are currently no suspected cases in the U.S.
The hantavirus outbreak has resulted in three deaths so far
United States officials have announced a new plan to stop the fast-moving Ebola virus from arriving in the country, requiring flights carrying passengers who’ve visited Ebola-affected countries in Africa to land at Washington Dulles International Airport where the CDC will conduct enhanced health screenings.
Far fewer knew that mpox and Zika can also be transmitted sexually. And most respondents understood the main ways that these infections spread. But 20% thought they could get an STI by sitting on a toilet after somebody with an infection sat there.
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