One of the world’s most gruesome killers is spreading in West Africa, raising concern among health officials here in one of the world’s busiest international hubs.
The risk of Ebola remains low for now in Thailand, the Public Health Ministry assured yesterday as they urged health professionals to remain vigilant and on the lookout for possible cases of infection, particularly travelers who recently returned from affected areas.
The Department of Medical Sciences was also instructed to get ready for lab test and diagnosis of virus in cooperation with the United States’ Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
The disease recently infected at least 1,093 people and gas killed 660 in African countries.
There is still no cure for Ebola virus. The illness is characterized by sudden fever, headache, muscle pain, sore throat, diarrhea, rash and weakness, Thai PBS and NNT reported.
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