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The government is to step up border monitoring to screen people moving in and out of the country to control the spread of Avian Influenza H7N9. The infection has claimed 20 lives in China and left more than 80 admitted in recent weeks.
Steps
The Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr Asuman Lukwago, yesterday said among the things they hope to do will be setting up a permanent clinic at Entebbe International Airport. “We always alert our people who travel to China but we are monitoring the disease using World Health Organisation guidelines,” he said in an interview.
The Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr Asuman Lukwago, yesterday said among the things they hope to do will be setting up a permanent clinic at Entebbe International Airport. “We always alert our people who travel to China but we are monitoring the disease using World Health Organisation guidelines,” he said in an interview.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission yesterday said it was getting the daily updates on H7N9 cases in China.
Of the 82, 12 H7N9 patients have been discharged from hospitals after receiving treatment, and the other 70 patients are being treated in designated hospitals, according to the commission. Dr Lukwago said China was also closely monitoring all travellers and diagnosed any suspected case to control the disease. http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Govt-to-screen-all-travellers--as-bird-flu-kills-20-in-China/-/688334/1755632/-/3n12l7z/-/index.html
