The U.S. government as well as the European Union are scrambling to contain the Ebola virus which has now begun to show up in the U.S. and Europe. As of now, there is no clear plan or strategy of how to deal with travel restrictions from affected areas in west Africa. Limits on non-stop flights will not work as most travelers from west Africa transit or stop through Europe. The symptoms of the virus may not show until well after the travel has taken place as was the case with the Liberian man arriving in Dallas and initially released only to be diagnosed later. While there are no easy solutions, travelers must take precautions on their own and might consider avoiding travel to the affected areas. www.premieretravel.com
Update October 8: DHS is taking "new measures". DHS Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said agents would observe all travelers for "general signs of illness"...and that DHS is taking a"layered approach..." These measures will create more questions than answers. What training or qualifications do agents have to identify people with illness (ebola) if the symptoms are not showing? What happens if they do identify people with symptoms?....
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