WHO Europe counters US fears over Ebola at World Cup

America is reportedly pushing EU countries to impose U.S.-style travel bans, against WHO advice.

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Screwworm struggles: What does the Texas livestock ban mean for Stampede?
Livestock that have been in Texas within the past 21 days won't be allowed to enter Canada due to screwworms, but Lone Star State rodeo athletes aren’t willing to let the flesh-eating parasite stop them from competing in Canadian events — including the Calgary Stampede, one of the most lucrative rodeos in the world.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-ponoka-stampede-rodeo-parasite-9.7229199?cmp=rss
How Ottawa's Ebola-related travel, isolation restrictions are enforced in Windsor
The federal government has enacted travel restrictions and isolation periods for travellers arriving from some countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Uganda, in response to rising cases of Ebola. In Windsor, a city with multiple border crossings, this is how those restrictions work in practice.
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Ebola travel bans are impacting response, WHO warns

“We ask countries that have imposed blanket travel restrictions to lift them,” says WHO chief Tedros.

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Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada’s Ebola travel restrictions
An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo says she was blocked from returning to Montreal due to Ebola-related travel restrictions.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11876497/congolese-montrealers-have-plans-upended-by-canadas-ebola-travel-restrictions/
Africa: Govt Considers Flight Restrictions Over Ebola Threat in Africa: [Leadership] The federal government is considering the possibility of restricting flights from countries affected by the Ebola virus as part of renewed efforts to prevent any outbreak in Nigeria. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSmj1T #Ebola #PublicHealth #TravelRestrictions #Nigeria #HealthSafety
Ugandans, Congolese and South Sudanese in Canada got visas suspended in wake of ebola travel restrictions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-ca-politics-ebola-canada-visa-suspended-9.7216051?cmp=rss
Ugandans, Congolese and South Sudanese in Canada got visas suspended in wake of ebola travel restrictions
An untold number of Ugandans, Congolese and South Sudanese nationals who were already in Canada when the federal government brought in ebolavirus-related travel restrictions for residents of those three countries have had their visas suspended, CBC News has learned.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cbc-ca-politics-ebola-canada-visa-suspended-9.7216051?cmp=rss
Are Ebola travel restrictions necessary? PHAC, health experts disagree
Health officials have cited the FIFA World Cup as justification, but some infectious disease experts are siding with the WHO in saying travel restrictions will have little effect.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11872275/ebola-travel-restrictions-necessary-phac-experts/