The Ebola virus is quite fragile and is easily destroyed by UV light, drying out, high temperatures (which is helpful in west Africa) and disinfectants including soapy water and alcohol gel.
We could just put UV light in planes, trains and all public transports, in order to kill or reduce the Ebola virus? We could "UV-flash" the public transports as during start of the bus or airplane.
The Ebola virus is transmitted in the bodily fluids of people who are seriously ill, who are likely to be vomiting, bleeding or have diarrhea. Blood, excrement and vomit are the most infectious fluids, and in late stages of the disease even tiny amounts can carry high loads of virus. But a nurse who got a patient’s blood on their hands could wash it off with soap and water without any ill-effects. He or she would become ill only if they had a cut or abrasion on their hand or touched their mouth, eyes or nose, which would allow the virus to pass into their bodily fluids.
The biggest issue is that people are likely to arrive in the days before symptoms show, so they will not have a high temperature and there is no way to know they are carrying Ebola...
Mobile room germicidal UV decontamination device
