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Health advisory issued against traveling to and from west Africa

Author : | Published: Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The ministry of Interior has issued an advisory against traveling to the four West Africa countries, affected by the Ebola outbreak.

The interior minister Aleu Ayieny Aleu said entrance permits shall be restricted for travelers from those countries.

He said People coming from the affected countries will be isolated at the ministry of health for 30 days on arrival, peacekeepers and other international staff will be isolated at UNMISS.

“Citizens are advised to immediately report to the nearest health center or police station, any person seen with Hemorrhagic Fever,” said Mr Aleu.

“Any death outside the hospital by suspected hemorrhagic symptoms must be avoided by all cost by all relatives and all the matter be reported to health Authorities.”

The minister has ordered that meat from all species of Monkey, Bats squirrels and all rodents especially rats, should not be eaten.

He ordered the Department of Wildlife conservation to enforce the restriction.

The national ministry of health is training 35 health workers as a precautionary measure against Ebola.

The undersecretary for the ministry, Makur Koryom, says 15 of the health workers are at Juba Teaching Hospital and another 10 are posted at Juba airport.

The training includes immigration and airport security officials.

Mr Makur says they are being trained on how to screen people and handle suspected cases.

“If there are any reasons to suspect anybody, behave with them professionally. Follow the guidelines and do your job. Once they are cleared, let them go,” he said.

“If there are any reasons to think there is a need for further investigation, it will be taken to an isolation site or to the treatment center.”

Mr Makur said health workers will be posted at all entry points to the country.

More than 1,000 people have died in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria since the outbreak was first reported in February, according to the WHO.

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