Dr. Lobel: U.S. Lagging Behind on Ebola Precautions
Dr. Lobel: U.S. Lagging Behind on Ebola Precautions
October 17, 2014
Dr. Leslie Lobel, co-director of BGU’s Laboratory of Immunology in the Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, says screening passengers at airports using infrared cameras is a no-brainer.
Emergency crews stood next to a plane, carrying 163 people, at the Madrid Airport, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. An Air France plane was isolated at Madrid’s airport on Thursday because of a suspected Ebola case after a passenger was reported to have a fever and shivers, officials said.
Dr. Leslie Lobel
The airport screening of passengers for Ebola using infrared cameras to detect temperatures is a simple, obvious precautionary measure, says Dr. Leslie Lobel, who has been studying the disease for over 10 years.
“Fifty years ago, we were dealing with eradicating polio, smallpox and yellow fever which had similarly high mortality rates. Today, most of the world seems to understand the need to screen passengers in airports using infrared cameras for elevated temperature as a simple precaution — the US is lagging behind,” says Dr. Lobel.
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