Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: MIA Needs to be Ready for Ebola

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., offered a warning that Miami International Airport (MIA) needs to focus on Ebola preparedness. Conceding that it is unlikely that travelers from West African nations impacted by Ebola will be traveling through South Florida, Ros-Lehtinen noted that travelers from Latin America, especially doctors from Cuba, could be a different story. To that end, Ros-Lehtinen wrote MIA DirectorEmilio Gonzalez this week.

Our community must be ready for any eventuality and that includes the possible spread of the Ebola virus from a Latin American country, Ros-Lehtinen said on Thursday. The Castro regimes decision to send Cuban doctors in a thinly disguised propaganda attempt may put the region and South Florida at risk. MIA should have up-to-date equipment and plans to ensure that any Ebola outbreak is contained and managed in a professional manner to protect our community.