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Saturday, July 5, 2014
Health officials on high alert over Ebola
By MIKE MWANIKI
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Ministry of Health Directorate of Preventive and Promotive Diseases Head William Maina on Saturday said the airport health officials were carrying out random sampling of passengers who were arriving from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to guard against what has become the world?s deadliest disease outbreak.
?They are asking the travellers some questions and checking if they had any fever. At the same time, we have acquired the necessary protective gear as a precaution,? Dr Maina said in a telephone interview.
Currently, Kenya Airways has regular weekly flights to and from West African countries, which are currently at the epicentre of the deadly outbreak.
At the same time, Dr Maina announced that a joint response team comprising of officials from the World Health Organisation, Centre for Disease Control, Kenya Medical Research Institute and Ministry of Health was on stand-by.
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http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Health...er-Ebola/-/1056/2373630/-/veelqd/-/index.html
Health officials on high alert over Ebola
By MIKE MWANIKI
...
Ministry of Health Directorate of Preventive and Promotive Diseases Head William Maina on Saturday said the airport health officials were carrying out random sampling of passengers who were arriving from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to guard against what has become the world?s deadliest disease outbreak.
?They are asking the travellers some questions and checking if they had any fever. At the same time, we have acquired the necessary protective gear as a precaution,? Dr Maina said in a telephone interview.
Currently, Kenya Airways has regular weekly flights to and from West African countries, which are currently at the epicentre of the deadly outbreak.
At the same time, Dr Maina announced that a joint response team comprising of officials from the World Health Organisation, Centre for Disease Control, Kenya Medical Research Institute and Ministry of Health was on stand-by.
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http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Health...er-Ebola/-/1056/2373630/-/veelqd/-/index.html