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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 measures are 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. | 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. |
| Public Health England director Dr Paul Cosford said: "This is a set-up process. We will be learning from the experience today and over coming days as to how it is working. | |
| "The principle benefit is about distributing information to people about how to contact, the symptoms to look out for, and who to contact in the event that they do get symptoms when they are in this country." | |
| He said the expectation was that everyone who was asked to go through the process would do so. | |
| "We expect people to come through and we cannot see why they wouldn't." he said. | |
| Border Force chief of staff Dan O'Mahoney said he did not anticipate any problems. | |
| "We envisage that most people will be fine with the request to undertake that screening," he said. | |
| "If it becomes an issue and we find a number of people are saying they don't want to undergo that screening we will need to look at the words we use and how we are actually referring them on to PHE." | |
| Ebola patients treated outside West Africa* | 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. | *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: | How not to catch Ebola: |
| Why Ebola is so dangerous | Why Ebola is so dangerous |
| How Ebola attacks | How Ebola attacks |
| Ebola: Mapping the outbreak | Ebola: Mapping the outbreak |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 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?". | 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?". |
| Ebola: What to do in the UK? | |
| Symptoms of Ebola include fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea, bleeding - but these are similar to more common infections like flu and some stomach bugs. | |
| If you have these symptoms and have had contact with an Ebola patient then ring 111 first, do not go directly to A&E or a GP. | |
| If there has been no contact with Ebola then seek help from 111, your GP or A&E if necessary. | |
| The chances of developing Ebola in the UK remain low. | |
| Ebola screening: Will it work? | |
| 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 | 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 |
| Have your say | Have your say |