Table 2. Ebola-related interventions on the borders of 144 countries allowing entry of travellers from countries with widespread Ebola transmission, March–April 2015.
Intervention | No. (%) of countries |
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Assessment of risk level | 4 (2.8) |
EVD information provided | 15 (10.4) |
Investigation of travel health history | 22 (15.3) |
Medical examination | 5 (3.5) |
Monitoring | |
Only by travellers | 12 (8.3) |
Only by health department | 25 (17.4) |
By both travellers and health department | 1 (0.7) |
Quarantine | 6 (4.2) |
Recording of body temperature | 24 (16.7) |
Registration | 3 (2.1) |
Screening | 85 (59.0) |
EVD: Ebola virus disease.