As Was True With Ebola In 2018-19, US CDC Will Screen Arriving Passengers From Rwanda For Marburg, On Entry To US -- Starting Next Week... Safety First.

Well -- this should not be a big surprise. It is the best -- and least intrusive -- way, to keep a country with no cases of Marburg's. . . free of the viral vector, in humans.

It is -- to be fair -- a bit of an imposition, on the travelers' personal liberties, but the benefit of protecting the nation outweighs that smallish imposition. And as I say, the CDC had the same protocol, during the 2013-14 Ebola outbreak, as well as during the 2018 one, if memory serves.

Here's that latest update, via CBS.com:

. . .In response to an unprecedented outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now plan to screen arriving international travelers for their risk of bringing the deadly Ebola-like disease into the country.

The stepped-up screenings will start the week of Oct. 14 for arriving travelers who have been in Rwanda during the past three weeks, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.

"To keep Americans safe, we are implementing additional precautions for a small, select group of travelers arriving in the United States from Rwanda, including additional public health entry screenings," White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said in a statement Monday.

Savett said that passengers recently in Rwanda will be redirected "to certain U.S. airports for public health entry screening and follow up measures. . . ."

Now you know. Onward, to a busy week, with various campaigns for "¡Si Pueda!" ahead!

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