CDC Asks its Staff to Volunteer to Help with Ebola Screenings at Airports amid DRC Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent an "urgent request" to its workforce to recruit personnel to help screen passengers coming from Central Africa for any potential signs of Ebola illness, according to an internal email to staff obtained by ABC News.

The email was sent by acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. A Health and Human Services (HHS) official confirmed the authenticity of the letter to ABC News.

Last week, the CDC temporarily barred entry of non-U.S. citizen travelers who had previously visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda or South Sudan in the last 21 days.

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