Ebola scare: Man from Congo, 3 others isolated in Ahmedabad; Samples sent for testing. india news
New Delhi: Gujarat Health Minister Prafulla Pansheria on Wednesday said a Congolese man and three others who came in contact with him have been isolated in Ahmedabad and their samples have been sent for Ebola testing.The development comes two days after the Gujarat government intensified screening of passengers arriving from Uganda, Congo and South Sudan at the Ahmedabad International Airport. Ebola outbreak In parts of Africa, especially Congo.As per the Centre’s guidelines, intensive screening of passengers coming from the affected countries is being done at the airport. Prafulla Pansheriya had earlier chaired a review meeting on preparedness measures in the state, PTI reported.Although no cases of Ebola have been reported in India so far, the Gujarat health department has set up special isolation beds in hospitals in Ahmedabad and Surat as a precaution. Health officials said travelers coming from affected African countries are being closely monitored.Earlier in the day, a 28-year-old woman from Bengaluru who had come from Uganda and was suspected to be showing Ebola-like symptoms also tested negative, Karnataka minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said.In Telangana, Health Minister C Damodar Rajanarasimha on Tuesday said there was no need to panic, adding that no Ebola case or suspected symptomatic patient has been identified in the state so far.The World Health Organization has described the current outbreak as the third largest outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain on record and has declared it a public health emergency of international concern.“In view of the recent outbreak in parts of Africa, the Government of India is closely monitoring the evolving situation of Ebola virus disease,” the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement on Wednesday.
