{"id":2968,"date":"2026-05-29T20:01:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2026-05-29T20:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:01:18","slug":"cdc-asking-for-employee-volunteers-to-help-with-ebola-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2968","title":{"rendered":"CDC asking for employee volunteers to help with Ebola screenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2967\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4423a99e479b531d0d284b181e1e7f06.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4423a99e479b531d0d284b181e1e7f06.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4423a99e479b531d0d284b181e1e7f06-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>FILE-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (Ben Hendren\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2965\">Southwest updates its seat policy for plus-size passengers<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is requesting staff to volunteer to support the agency\u2019s effort with Ebola screenings at entry points in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p> <p>CDC Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya stated in an email obtained by Reuters that the federal health agency started a Level 2 emergency response on May 18 to an\u00a0<u>outbreak of the\u00a0 Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus<\/u>in the \u200bDemocratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and was extending its recruitment of emergency responders as screening of international arrivals to the U.S. mounts.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<u>How does Ebola spread? What to know as Congo outbreak worsens<\/u><\/strong><\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>Under a\u00a0<u>Level 2 emergency response<\/u>, CDC experts call for a larger number of staff to assist with an emergency response, per the CDC website.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>Volunteers assisting with Ebola screening may be tasked with assessing incoming travelers for illness, checking temperatures, and referring suspected disease cases for additional evaluation, Reuters reported, referencing the CDC email.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>CDC officials told Reuters that heightened screening efforts are happening at several port health stations and will require more staffing. Public health advisers, emergency specialists, and licensed medical providers have been requested to help with the screenings.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2962\">Houston man trapped inside garbage truck rescued by firefighters<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><h2>What is Ebola?<\/h2> <!-- --><p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p><u>Ebola<\/u>is a severe, often deadly disease in humans and nonhuman primates (like monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees). According to the\u00a0<u>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/u>website, Ebola is found in several African countries.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>In 1976, the first Ebola species was discovered near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, outbreaks have appeared irregularly in Africa.<\/p> <!-- --><p>The CDC noted that a person infected with Ebola is not contagious until symptoms appear. Signa and symptoms of the disease include the following:\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>\u2022 Fever\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>\u2022 Severe headache<\/p> <!-- --><p>\u2022 Muscle pain<\/p> <!-- --><p>\u2022 Vomiting<\/p> <!-- --><p>\u2022 Diarrhea<\/p> <!-- --><p>\u2022 Stomach pain<\/p> <!-- --><p>\u2022 Unexplained bleeding or bruising<\/p> <!-- --><p>Meanwhile, Ebola symptoms might appear anywhere between 2 and 21 days after exposure to the disease, but the average is 8 to 10 days.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2960\">Angelo State first in Texas to offer \u2018fast track\u2019 air traffic controller program<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><br\/><br\/><br\/>\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is requesting staffers to serve as volunteers for Ebola screenings of travelers arriving in the U.S. Here&#8217;s what we know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,19,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-u-s","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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