Ebola screening

National Journal (August 1) -- "The nature of Ebola makes it similar to, but also different than traditional aviation threats. Aviation security protects against the flight on hand, while screening for Ebola has a longer footprint to display and protect," Sheldon H. Jacobson a professor of computer science at the University of Illinois told Defense One. "A natural tendency, when limited information is available about from where the next threat will come, is to overestimate the overall risk in the system" Jacobson said in a statement around the time of the paper's release. Pre-screening passengers for Ebola on the basis of where the passenger has been and the likelihood of coming into contact with the disease is probably a more effective means to catch it than is trying to take the temperature of thousands of people with a camera, according to Jacobson. Also: Defense One (August 1), io9 (Aug. 4).