August
20, 2012 at 3:33
Now,
every traveler must complete a form on arrival in Kinshasa in all border
crossings. The
National Hygiene border, former leadership of international quarantine announced
this control on Sunday, August 19 to restrict the spread of Ebola haemorrhagic
fever.According
to the deputy national director of the National Hygiene border, Dr. Michel
Musudi, this medical form is a way to collect from the traveler the symptoms of
Ebola.
"This
fact sheet will tell where he is going and who they should contact. On the plug, it has the
destination address. In
case he showed symptoms of the disease at the border, we could take her to a
health center. If
there are many signs that fall within the definition of cases, we will harvest
samples. And
if it turns out that the person is positive, can be traced to any individuals
with whom she had contact. "
Indeed,
the director of the National Institute of biomedical research and virologist,
Dr. Muyembe has recalls that there is to date, "no drug or vaccine against Ebola
virus." He
said the only remedy against this disease is to break the transmission chain.
And for this we
must:Isolate the
sick;Protect the medical
team;Detect anyone in
contact with patients;Follow
them for 21 days to isolate and analyze their blood during
fever.
Before
the introduction of this sheet border, the Crisis Committee epidemics District
Isiro, where cases have been detected for the current outbreak, had taken some
steps to stop the spread of the disease.
Hand
hygiene and food is highly recommended. It
is forbidden to shake hands or be in contact with someone with this disease.
Moreover,
it is forbidden to touch or wash the body of a deceased person of Ebola
hemorrhagic fever.
The
Ebola outbreak was declared in the DRC last week with twelve cases including six
deaths, according to the district medical officer of Isiro Interim Health, Dr.
Jacques Gumbaluka. The
Minister of Public Health, Dr. Felix Kabange Numbi said last weekend that the
disease was detected in the Dungu district in Isiro and Vianana in the Eastern
Province.
"There was an alert in Bukavu in South Kivu.
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