Ebola screenings to be implemented at U.S. airports

A vehicle of the veterinarian emergency service is parked outside of the apartment of the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola and where is believed her dog remains as worker wearing protective suits and gloves walk by in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Three more people were placed under quarantine for Ebola at a Madrid hospital where a Spanish nurse became infected, authorities said . More than 50 other possible contacts were being monitored. The nurse, who had cared for a Spanish priest who died of Ebola, was the first case of Ebola being transmitted outside of West Africa, where a months-long outbreak has killed at least 3,500 people and infected at least twice as many. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

The screenings aren’t going to start for a few days, one source with knowledge of the plans said, CNN reported.

The source said the screenings will target those passengers whose flight itineraries originated in the West African countries where Ebola’s already been found, CNN reported.

The details of the screening plan haven’t yet been released.

The move comes amid growing concerns about the spread of Ebola in the United States. The Association of Flight Attendants has called on government health officials to implement better screening procedures for passengers coming from known Ebola areas, Forbes reported.

The AFA is the largest flight attendant union in the United States, representing 60,000 workers on 19 airlines.

“If an infected passenger enters the U.S. on a commercial flight, it will be the Flight Attendants on that aircraft who are oct likely to be exposed,” said Sara Nelson, AFA International president, in Forbes. “Once an infected person is in flight, the options are limited.”

Ebola screenings to be implemented at U.S. airports

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