Uganda’s Century Virus Death Rate Is 50% CDC Director Zhou Zhihao: Airport Screening Stations Are Set Up in China | Life | Sanli News Network SETN.COM

Reporter Huang Zhongqiu / Report from Taipei

▲Zhou Zhihao said airport screening can rule out the vast majority of Ebola cases (photo/unsplash)

Uganda found its first case of Ebola, caused by the Sudanese Ebola virus SUDV, in September this year. Since then, it has been reported in the capital Kampala, Kyegegwa, Kassanda, Kagadi Cases have appeared in 9 regions, including which 163 people were infected and 77 people died. The World Health Organization (WHO) also issued a declaration of emergency on November 9. In this regard, Zhou Zhihao, director of the CDC, said that there are currently simple Ebola screening stations at airports in China. In the initial stage of Ebola, there will be fever, fatigue, body aches and diarrhea, and the most cases can be screened at the airport.

The Ebola epidemic broke out in Uganda and the World Health Organization issued a declaration of emergency on 9 November. The latest outbreaks occurred in 2012 and 2019.

The main route of Ebola virus infection is through contact with infected fruit bats. The virus can be transmitted directly to humans or can be transmitted to humans through wild animal intermediate hosts, such as infected apes and monkeys.

Human-to-human transmission is due to direct contact with the blood, secretions, organs and sperm of the infected person or his corpse, especially the risk of infection through contact with damaged skin and mucous membranes; or indirect contact with the environment contaminated by the body fluids of the infected person. The Ebola virus is not transmitted through water or mosquito bites. No cases of transmission from airborne particles (aerosols) have been reported.

Zhou Zhihao, director of the CDC, said that there are currently simple Ebola screening stations at airports in China. In the early stage of Ebola, there will be fever, fatigue, body aches and diarrhea, and most cases can be eliminated at the airport. Zhuang Renxiang, deputy director of the CDC, said that there are currently two certified Ebola vaccines. Since November 18, China has adjusted Uganda’s travel epidemic recommendation level to the first alert level.