The Ministry of Health (MoH) has asked cities and provinces to be on high alert of the Ebola virus disease (EVD), which is spreading in a number of African countries, though no EVD patient has been recorded in Vietnam to date. Ebola – passed on through contact with blood or bodily fluids of the infected, has no cure and a fatality rate of up to 90%, said the ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine. Symptoms to be on the alert for include fever, weakness, muscular pain, headache and sore throat. The ministry urged border gates and airports to strictly monitor travelers, especially those coming from infected areas for any symptoms of the disease. Nigeria declared the first infected case of Ebola virus on July 29 in a traveler en route by air from Togo and Ghana to Lagos, Nigeria. Nations including Ghana, Nigeria and Togo have coordinated closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement plans to cope with the dire consequences of the epidemic. (VnExpress Aug 2)a
