Travel in the time of Ebola: What it's like to travel to West Africa during the outbreak

The threat of the Ebola virus in Mali was evident before I even entered the airport after landing in the capital city.

As I exited the bus carrying us from the tarmac to the terminal at Bamako, the passengers in front of me swiftly headed toward makeshift hand washing stations with signs warning of Ebola and instructing everyone to wash their hands for at least 20-30 seconds.

Most obvious sign of Ebola threat in Mali: hand washing stations set up outside almost every building in Bamako and Bougouni.

— Katie Aune (@katieaune) November 25, 2014

Next up — still before even entering the building — we had our temperatures read with forehead thermometers that set off one pattern of beeps for those checking in with “normal” temperatures, and another pattern for those who presumably were higher. A gentleman in front of me fell into the latter group and was pulled aside — only to be retested a couple minutes later and waved through. Read more...

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