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07/10/2014
PHE Rule Out Ebola Screening
Public Health England (PHE) have confirmed there are no plans to introduce Ebola screening for people arriving in the UK.
Approximately 3,400 people have died in the latest outbreak, with most cases being in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
The PHE confirmation follows an announcement by US President Barack Obama, that air passengers arriving in America would undergo compulsory screening for the disease.
The PHE has said that its decision is based on the fact that the World Health Organization has not recommended compulsory screening, adding that if it was to introduce the measure it would involve screening "huge numbers of low risk people".
They went on to say that if a case of Ebola was confirmed in the UK, the individual would be isolated and protective measures would be implemented.
(MH/JP)
Approximately 3,400 people have died in the latest outbreak, with most cases being in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
The PHE confirmation follows an announcement by US President Barack Obama, that air passengers arriving in America would undergo compulsory screening for the disease.
The PHE has said that its decision is based on the fact that the World Health Organization has not recommended compulsory screening, adding that if it was to introduce the measure it would involve screening "huge numbers of low risk people".
They went on to say that if a case of Ebola was confirmed in the UK, the individual would be isolated and protective measures would be implemented.
(MH/JP)
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