CDC Asks Workforce to Volunteer for Airport Ebola Screenings

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking volunteers from its workforce to go to domestic airports and help screen for Ebola as the deadly viral outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda intensifies.

The public health agency wants to expand its screening capabilities for international travelers and has prioritized so-called CDCReady Responders for screenings, according to an internal email sent Tuesday by Jay Bhattacharya and viewed by Bloomberg News. Bhattacharya is overseeing the agency, which doesn’t have a permanent director, while also serving as the director of the National Institutes of Health.

The CDC wants ...