Proactive measures to prevent Ebola virus disease.

Accordingly, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management requests that units and localities strengthen disease prevention and control in medical examination and treatment facilities, paying particular attention to cases of individuals who have recently arrived from countries with or currently experiencing outbreaks within the past 21 days.

In addition, strengthen the implementation, inspection, and supervision of infection control at medical examination and treatment facilities, and strictly screen, classify, and isolate all suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola virus infection at treatment facilities...

Hospitals need to strengthen their efforts to detect suspected cases of Ebola virus infection early. Photo: Ministry of Health

Healthcare facilities should proactively detect suspected cases early to isolate them, coordinate with preventive testing, diagnosis, treatment, and control facilities according to the professional guidelines of the Ministry of Health . In particular, it is necessary to review, inspect, and prepare the necessary resources. Personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, isolation conditions, diagnostic and treatment capacity are all necessary to be prepared to receive people infected with the Ebola virus.

According to the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, Ebola virus disease is an acute and severe infectious disease in humans, often accompanied by hemorrhagic syndrome and multiple organ failure, with a mortality rate that can reach 90%. The disease is transmitted through direct contact with the tissues, blood, and bodily fluids of infected animals or people, and outbreaks can occur.

The virus can be transmitted from person to person through direct contact via skin wounds or mucous membranes with the blood, secretions, and bodily fluids (feces, urine, saliva, semen) of an infected person. People can also contract Ebola through contact with contaminated items or objects used by an infected person, such as clothing, blankets, and used needles.

Ebola virus disease is a public health emergency. Photo: WHO

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), from May 5th to May 20th, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Uganda recorded 600 suspected cases of Ebola, including 139 deaths, and more than 50 confirmed cases of infection with the Bundibugyo strain – one of the six strains of the Ebola virus.

Given this complex situation, the WHO declared the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern.

KHANH NGUYEN

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/chu-dong-phong-chong-benh-do-virus-ebola-post854184.html