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| Ebola screening begins at Heathrow airport | Ebola screening begins at Heathrow airport |
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| Passengers arriving at Heathrow airport from Ebola-affected countries have been screened by health officials. | Passengers arriving at Heathrow airport from Ebola-affected countries have been screened by health officials. |
| The government said "a few passengers" had their temperatures checked and filled in a health questionnaire at Terminal 1 on Tuesday. | The government said "a few passengers" had their temperatures checked and filled in a health questionnaire at Terminal 1 on Tuesday. |
| Screening will be extended to Heathrow's other terminals by the end of the week, and Gatwick airport and Eurostar next week. | Screening will be extended to Heathrow's other terminals by the end of the week, and Gatwick airport and Eurostar next week. |
| The measure is set to cost £9m over the next six months. | The measure is set to cost £9m over the next six months. |
| The UK and the US have both introduced screening measures in response to the threat from Ebola, which has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa. | The UK and the US have both introduced screening measures in response to the threat from Ebola, which has killed more than 4,000 people in West Africa. |
| The first flight subjected to the screening left Liberia for Brussels on Monday night, with transfers coming into Heathrow at 09:30 BST on Tuesday. | |
| High-risk passengers were flagged up to border control and passed on to health workers from Public Health England who then carried out the actual screening. | High-risk passengers were flagged up to border control and passed on to health workers from Public Health England who then carried out the actual screening. |
| The Department of Health estimates that 85% of all arrivals to the UK from affected countries will come through Heathrow. | The Department of Health estimates that 85% of all arrivals to the UK from affected countries will come through Heathrow. |
| There are no direct flights to the UK from the three worst-affected countries - Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea. | There are no direct flights to the UK from the three worst-affected countries - Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea. |
| Under the screening measures, passengers are identified by UK Border Force officers on arrival before nurses and consultants from Public Health England carry out the actual screening. | |
| They will have their temperatures taken, complete a risk questionnaire and have contact details recorded. Anyone with suspected Ebola will be taken to hospital. | |
| Ebola patients treated outside West Africa* | |
| *In all cases but two, first in Madrid and later in Dallas, the patient was infected with Ebola while in West Africa. | |
| How not to catch Ebola: | |
| Why Ebola is so dangerous | |
| How Ebola attacks | |
| Ebola: Mapping the outbreak | |
| Passengers deemed to be at high risk due to contact with Ebola patients, but who are displaying no symptoms, will be contacted daily by Public Health England. | |
| Questions asked on the form include "did you come into contact with a person known/suspected to have Ebola" and "do you have a temperature?". | |
| Are you affected by the issues raised in this story? Are you travelling via Heathrow Airport from Africa today? You can email your experiences to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | |
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