Despite a recent travel ban on central African countries to slow the spread of Ebola virus, a passenger from the region boarded a flight bound for Detroit on May 20.
The plane was diverted to Montreal before it could land, but the incident came at the start of a 30-day travel ban for some travelers from countries impacted by an Ebola virus outbreak. While health officials say the virus doesn’t pose much threat to Americans at this point, they warned that the number of cases and deaths is likely to increase because the disease spread for weeks prior to detection.
Here’s what to know about the disease and your level of risk in Pittsburgh.
Does Pittsburgh track Ebola cases?
Both Allegheny County and Pennsylvania have dashboards for various infectious diseases. These dashboards show disease trends over time, wastewater data, data on outbreaks and more. The websites track gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, vaccine-preventable diseases, healthcare-associated infections, vector-borne diseases and more…