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US requires air passengers to attest they haven’t visited Ebola-hit DRC

US-bound air passengers must sign a statement that they have not travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of a deadly Ebola outbreak, under new rules coming into force on Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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00:00U.S.-bound air passengers must sign a statement that they have not travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo,
00:08the epicenter of a daily Ebola outbreak, under new rules, coming into force on Tuesday,
00:14according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
00:17Africa's latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 5,300 people,
00:22the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC,
00:26according to the continent's top health agency.
00:30Anyone boarding an international flight to the United States must sign a statement
00:34that they have not been present in the DRC in the 21 days before their travel, according to the CDC.
00:41The CDC said the rules are required as a public health measure intended to reduce the risk of Ebola
00:47being introduced into the United States through air travel.
00:51The Ebola outbreak is caused by the Bundibujio strain of Ebola,
00:54for which no approved vaccine or treatment is currently available.
00:59In recent weeks, clinical trials have begun with the available vaccine,
01:03which has proved effective against the more common Zaire strain of the virus.
01:11The Ebola outbreak could affect not long term and the more common transport,
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