Bush Airport in Houston Designated as Entry Point for Africa Travelers Amid Ebola Concerns
Houston's Bush Airport has been designated as one of three U.S. airports authorized to screen passengers entering from certain African countries due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak. This decision, announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP), aims to enhance public health screening measures. The other two airports involved are Virginia's Dulles International Airport and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. The screening applies to all passengers, including U.S. citizens, who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan within the past three weeks. The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.