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March 2016 Edition
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which includes
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is the U.S.
Government’s lead for efforts to respond to the Zika virus. As the White
House announced on Monday, the President is also seeking more than
$1.8 billion in supplemental funding from Congress to address the virus
and our government’s response efforts.
As part of the overall federal response, and in close coordination with HHS and CDC,
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doing the following:
Continued monitoring at and between ports of entry: As part of standard
operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel observe all travelers
entering the United States for general overt signs of illness at all U.S. ports of entry.
This includes all federal inspection services areas at U.S. airports that service
international flights, sea ports, and land border ports of entry. CBP officers also
observe migrants for overt signs of illness when they are apprehended at U.S. borders
while attempting to enter the United States unlawfully.
Based on our current understanding of the
virus, enhanced public health entry screening for
Zika would not be effective because most people
who are infected with Zika are asymptomatic and
therefore could not be identified during the
screening process. Accordingly, CDC is not
conducting, or recommending that CBP conduct,
enhanced entry screening for Zika, such as active
symptom monitoring and temperature checks at
ports of entry for arriving travelers. CDC and CBP
will continue to coordinate on appropriate
measures.
Close coordination with HHS and CDC. If a traveler entering the United States
exhibits signs of illness or a CBP officer has another concern, the traveler is referred to
a secondary CBP inspection and may potentially be referred to CDC for additional
medical evaluation. Migrants who exhibit signs of illness when apprehended by CBP
attempting to cross the border illegally are separated from healthy people to limit the
potential spread of infection. Sick migrants are referred, transported, and escorted for
appropriate medical attention as needed.
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Enhanced precautions at detention facilities. We are deploying mosquito control
measures at facilities housing individuals in DHS custody in the limited areas of the
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