Statement on Ebola travel ban

On May 18, CDC issued a Title 42 order suspending some people from entering the United States from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Uganda

"International interventions like quarantining people who may have been exposed to Ebola, or limiting travel, can be valuable if they are part of a carefully coordinated, scientifically informed process done in coordination with other countries and global health organizations.

Public health policies that single out non-U.S. citizens won't prevent viruses from crossing our borders. Diseases don't recognize passports.

The United States needs to make a sustained investment in public health and research for preventing, monitoring and responding to infectious diseases here and abroad. We also need respectful, expert coordination with peers across the globe."

- Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FIDSA - Chief Executive Officer, IDSA

About IDSA
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