Public health officials reassure residents that Ebola threat remains low in Tarrant County despite ongoing monitoring

Fort Worth, Texas – Tarrant County Public Health is reassuring residents that the risk of Ebola in the county remains low, even as health officials continue monitoring travelers arriving from parts of Africa affected by an ongoing outbreak.

According to public health officials, Tarrant County Public Health is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Texas Department of State Health Services to track the health of certain travelers entering the county from countries impacted by the current Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo virus strain.

The affected countries currently include the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan…

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