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| India ramps up Ebola screening at airports |
| 2014-10-14 |
| Indian authorities have ramped up screening for the Ebola virus at airports and ports over the past two months to avert an outbreak of the deadly disease that has killed more than 4,000 people, mostly in West Africa. As part of the heightened surveillance, the government conducts detailed medical examinations of high-risk passengers, including checking their travel history, taking their body temperature and placing under quarantine people with possible symptoms of infection. The government has screened 21,799 people at airports since it began screening for Ebola two months ago, but nobody has tested positive for the disease in India. So far, 1,200 travellers have been identified as suspected cases and 485 passengers have been quarantined at a Delhi facility. The passengers had flown from Ebola-affected countries -- Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Guinea, Congo and Senegal -- and had reported Ebola-like symptoms that include fever, fatigue, sore throat, muscle ache, nausea and headache. India is doing the right thing. Anyone you suspect might have ebola, stick them in quarantine until you are sure they don't. Rather than waiting until you know they do have ebola, and then quarantining. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #4 Sure it is, Chris. Starting with you. Wotta maroon. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-10-14 16:05 |
| #3 All civilian flights into and out of West Africa should be grounded for the duration of the outbreak. Doctors and such can travel on military vehicles. Stop screwing around. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-10-14 14:57 |
| #2 Chris Brown is a moron. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2014-10-14 14:56 |
| #1 R&B star Chris Brown: Ebola is population control. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-10-14 14:17 |