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uppityperson

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Tue Oct 7, 2014, 06:01 PM Oct 2014

Direct flights from Liberia/Siera Leone/Guinea to USA, by the numbers.... [View all]

Zero. None. No direct flights.

How many have traveled from those countries to the USA in recent months? Thousands.

How many have been stopped by the screenings preflight? Last month 17. All together, 77.

How many cases of ebola diagnosed from those thousands why traveled into the USA? One.

This does not mean be complacent, but calls to ban fights that do not exist? Ok. Let's also ban flights from Mars.

This article is about doing better screening, and touches on the need for more personnel and equuipment to be sent and used to fight ebola where it is and is a decent read, beyond addressing all those (non-existent)flights we need to ban or block.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-will-augment-ebola-screenings-for-airline-passengers-in-us-and-africa/2014/10/06/2e14a1c0-4d7d-11e4-babe-e91da079cb8a_story.html

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“In recent months we’ve had thousands of travelers arriving here from West Africa,” he said, “and so far only one case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States, and that’s the patient in Dallas.”

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There are no direct flights by U.S. carriers from Sierra Leone, Guinea or Liberia. The vast majority of travelers from Africa to the United States fly through hub cities in Europe. Duncan flew from his native country to Brussels, where he boarded a flight to Washington Dulles International Airport, changed planes and continued on to Dallas.


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Public health officials have warned that a complete travel ban would cause economic harm, hinder the delivery of food and supplies and even limit the ability of doctors, nurses and humanitarian workers to travel into those areas.

Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, said Sunday that the agency has increased exit screenings at airports in the Ebola-riddled countries, using a combination of thermometers, questionnaires and “visual inspection” of travelers. This screening has stopped 77 people from boarding planes, including 17 last month, he said. However, Duncan was able to make his way into the United States simply by filling out a questionnaire saying he had not had contact with anyone infected with Ebola. When Duncan left Liberia, he had no fever and had no symptoms associated with the virus.
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kick uppityperson Oct 2014 #1
Correct- no direct flights from the three countries Marrah_G Oct 2014 #2
No.....just a whole lot of indirect flights from Europe..... BooScout Oct 2014 #3
Air France, Brussels Airlines and British Airways boston bean Oct 2014 #4
Thousands of passengers, 77 stopped in screening, 1 case got to USA. There are NO direct flights, uppityperson Oct 2014 #5
No, I am not calling for a blockade. boston bean Oct 2014 #6
In which case how would banning flights work since people could walk or drive to the next uppityperson Oct 2014 #13
I suggest reading carefully boston bean Oct 2014 #14
Here's that earlier thread, for those who missed it Electric Monk Oct 2014 #15
I did and am seeking clarification. I can continue to guess and you mock my inability to read your uppityperson Oct 2014 #16
I'm not concerned customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #7
You might want to read up on the follow up on his case. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #9
Whether it was deliberate or accidental customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #11
Incorrect with Ebola MohRokTah Oct 2014 #12
Thank you for both those points. uppityperson Oct 2014 #17
It's not ignoring the problem, it's acknowledging it customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #18
How many loads are you gonna be able to ship... ret5hd Oct 2014 #19
Ok, rub two brain cells together customerserviceguy Oct 2014 #20
K&R eom MohRokTah Oct 2014 #8
We'd save a lot more lives if we just banned Budweiser beer and McDonalds Tsiyu Oct 2014 #10
so what? TorchTheWitch Oct 2014 #21
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