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US, Mexico, Canada announce Ebola-related travel measures ahead of World Cup

  • The US, Mexico and Canada announced aligned public‑health travel measures for people arriving from African regions at highest Ebola risk as they prepare to welcome visitors for the World Cup.
  • The WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC a Public Health Emergency; the US has banned recent non‑citizen travelers (now extended to some green card holders) from the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan, and Canada has a 90‑day entry ban plus a 21‑day quarantine for recent arrivals.
  • Mexico has stepped up airport screening and is urging arrivals from the DRC to observe a 21‑day quarantine.
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