TCPH says the overall risk of Ebola in Tarrant County remains low.
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Tarrant County Public Health sent out an advisory Friday that it is monitoring the health of certain travelers who came back to the county from counties affected by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in east and central Africa.
According to a news release, TCPH is working with CDC and the Texas Department of State Health Services in this effort. Affected countries include Uganda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This outbreak in Africa comes more than a decade after the previous outbreak, which did bring some cases to North Texas.
However, TCPH also says the current risk of Ebola within the county, and in the United States as a whole, remains low.
According to TCPH, travelers being monitored are screened by CEDC personnel as they enter the country, as well as given health information and references to local public health authorities for follow-ups.
These arrivals are also contacted by TCPH, the news release states, who give them education about symptoms to monitor and the proper level of symptom monitoring for three weeks after leaving the affected area.
So far, TCHP says no symptoms have been reported by those being monitored.
TCHPS reiterated that travelers being monitored in Tarrant County doesn’t mean Ebola is spreading here and represents no immediate danger to the community.