Ebola causing some people to change travel plans

By David Koenig

Published October 18, 2014 3:53am ET

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Ebola causing some people to change travel plans — In this Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, photo released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard Health Technician Nathan Wallenmeyer, left, and CBP supervisor Sam Ko conduct prescreening measures on a passenger, right, who arrived from Sierra Leone at O'Hare International Airport's Terminal 5 in Chicago. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Melissa Maraj) | Melissa Maraj

DALLAS (AP) — Travel agents say customers are asking whether it’s safe to fly, and what steps they should take to guard against Ebola.

The virus has killed more than 4,500 in West Africa since the current outbreak began several months ago. Several people who contracted the disease there have been treated in the United States, but only three cases have been diagnosed in the U.S., all in Dallas.

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