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JFK Airport will screen passengers from Ebola-stricken countries

JFK Airport will start Ebola entry screenings for travelers from affected countries, per the CDC.
Screenings for Congo, South Sudan and Uganda travelers were already in place at three major U.S. airports.
Travelers from the affected countries must undergo public health screening questions upon arrival.
The Ebola strain Bundibugyo has caused hundreds of suspected cases in Congo.
There is no vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain yet.
The United States has prepared a facility in Kenya for Americans who were exposed.
The CDC described entry screening as part of a layered public health approach.
The screenings were already in place at three major U.S. airports before JFK joined in.
The article cites Minyvonne Burke, a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.
No indication of a national vaccine or treatment availability for Bundibugyo at the time of reporting.

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