Since March this year, the Ebola hemorrhagic fever has broken out on a large scale in the West of African region. So far, World Health Organization has put Ebola hemorrhagic fever in West Africa into the place of "level 3 emergency situation".
Recently, Hong Kong and Macau has successively taken measures to deal with Ebola. Shenzhen borders Hong Kong and Macao, immigration officers is about 500,000 passengers per day on average, accounting for more than half of the number of travelers inside/outside China. The news should be paid to attentin by travelers who was or passed by Ebola hemorrhagic fever endemic areas (Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, etc.), crossed Hong Kong, Macao and entered China via Shenzhen port.
In order to prevent and control the epidemic effectively, Qingdao, Ningbo and Huangpu Customs in China strengthen cooperation with the inspection and quarantine, border and other departments to focus on ships, cargo from the epidemic areas,ensuring the strict health treatment of containers and bulk cargo before they are brought into China; in addition, customs strengthen disease symptom monitoring to the immigration crew and travelers, pay close attention to whether the immigration officer has a fever, a headache, nausea, vomiting, carry out the prevention knowledge instruction to customs officers inspecting on board, and enhance personal protection work.
Ebola virus is one of the highest-lethality virus found so far. There is no effective treatment. Ebola virus can cause Ebola hemorrhagic fever whose incubation is up to 20 days. (chinainout.com)
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