Friday, October 3, 2014

Washington Times: Ebola fears increase pressure to restrict flights from Africa - "This was reportedly Mr. Duncan’s first trip to the U.S., but he has extensive family here." (What Third Worlder doesn't?)


Ebola fears increase pressure to restrict flights from Africa



The first case of Ebola diagnosed within the U.S. is prompting calls for heavy travel restrictions between the U.S. and those West African countries hardest hit by the outbreak — and one advocate is even warning against the possibility of “Ebola tourism” by patients seeking better care here.
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first diagnosed case, remained in isolation in a Texas hospital Thursday after having traveled from Liberia last month, leaving health officials to try to track down up to 100 persons he may have come in contact with. Hawaii officials, meanwhile, had put a patient in isolation, fearing another Ebola case there, but by Thursday afternoon had dismissed those concerns. ...