As part of the US government’s response to Rwanda’s Marburg virus outbreak, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday issued a level 3 travel notice for the country and said next week it will begin screening travelers who have recently been in Rwanda.

Regarding the travel notice, the CDC upped its advice from a level 2 notice (take enhanced precautions) to a level 3, which urges people to reconsider nonessential travel. The CDC said the recommendation applies to all of Rwanda, because Marburg infections have been confirmed in several districts.
The CDC urged anyone traveling to Rwanda to consider getting travel insurance to cover delays, illnesses, or injuries, and to take steps to avoid people experiencing Marburg symptoms, potential animal sources of the virus, and nonessential visits to health facilities in outbreak areas.
Screening begins next week at 3 airports
Meanwhile, traveler screening will begin on October 14 and will apply to people who have been in Rwanda in the past 21 days, which is outer range for the incubation period. The step is part of a strategy to prevent imported cases. Passengers who have been in Rwanda will be rerouted for screening at one of three airports, a CDC spokesman told CBS News. They include Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, and the Washington, DC Dulles International Airport.
Rwanda’s health ministry has also been screening departing travelers.
In a US Department of Health and Human Services fact sheet, federal officials also detailed the agency's on-the-ground support for Rwanda, which has included scientific support from a CDC field office that has been in Rwanda since 2002 and deployment of CDC senior scientists.