Liberia, Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone advised to conduct exit screenings to contain spread of virus

The Extinction Protocol

August 2014 – AFRICA– The World Health Organization (WHO) is asking countries affected by Ebola to conduct exit screenings of people leaving at international airports, seaports and major land crossings. “Any person with an illness consistent with [the Ebola virus] should not be allowed to travel unless the travel is part of an appropriate medical evacuation. There should be no international travel of Ebola contacts or cases, unless the travel is part of an appropriate medical evacuation,” the WHO said in a statement. The West Africa outbreak has spread to Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The announcement comes after a quarantine center was attacked in Liberia on Saturday. Reports suggest that around 17 Ebola-positive patients were taken from the center, which complicates efforts to track down and isolate people who may have come in contact with the disease. Blood-stained bedding was also stolen from the center, which officials…

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