Ebola travel alert: The US has implemented enhanced Ebola screening and travel restrictions for arrivals from East and Central Africa due to a rapidly spreading outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Federal officials say some international travelers arriving from parts of Central and East Africa will now be routed through Atlanta as the U.S. expands enhanced Ebola-related screening measures at designated airports.

(Corrects day of week in lede to Sunday not Saturday) May 27 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Sunday, May 17, declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and said there was a high risk it could spread to neighbouring countries.

Countries across the globe are on high alert as health workers race to contain an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Central and East Africa that has killed more than 100 people and infected almost 570, according to data from the World Health Organization,

Washington Dulles International Airport is no longer the only US airport handling travelers covered under the federal government's Ebola-related travel restrictions tied to the growing outbreak in Central Africa. Just days after the Department of Homeland ...