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Saturday, April 26, 2014
Ebola, Ministry of Health: “No danger from immigrants” – Web Weather
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The Ministry of Health is closely following the evolution of the disease Ebola virus, which affects the Guinea and some neighboring countries in West Africa, “although the risk of infection in imported Italian – says the ministry – and ‘absolutely remote “. Was provided by the Ministry of Information and instructions to its offices of health ‘maritime, air and border and all the other ministries that are involved in the management of health issues, including those dealing with irregular migrants, and are disseminated regular updates on the situation In line with what was communicated in this regard by the World Health ‘and with the feedback of the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC). With regard to potential risks associated with irregular migration, the ministry noted that “the length of the paths that leads migrants from their countries of origin Italy makes even the remote possibility ‘that the possible occurrence of the disease, which has a period of incubation of up to twenty-one days, occurring in Italy. ” More ‘in general the Ministry of Health reports that “the disease Ebola virus is not transmitted by air, but only through contact with patients and / or their body fluids and with their bodies and / or body fluids of patients who died or in countries where the disease and ‘present, through close contact with live or dead wild animals. At present, the World Health Organization ‘still does not deem necessary restrictions to travel or trade routes. “
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