Traveling to the USA from certain African countries now requires additional public health interventions.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on February 24, 2021, the U.S. government will funnel travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Guinea to six U.S. airports.
The CDC will institute public health measures related to outbreaks of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Africa.
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