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With Ebola claiming at least 932 lives and infecting more than 1,700 people since breaking out in west Africa earlier this year, the World Health Organisation has declared it to be a “public health emergency of international concern.” The disease has no vaccine and no specific treatment.
Here’s a lowdown on the deadly virus:
1. Can India be affected by the virus?
As of now, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said there is no reported case of the virus in the country and the government is taking all precautions. He said, “As of today, this moment, there is no Ebola case reported in India. There is no need to panic.”The minister said the government was taking all precautions well in advance and keeping a close watch on the movement of people into India from countries affected by the virus.
The minister said that there are close to 45,000 Indians in affected countries and if the situation worsened in these countries, there could be possibility of Indians staying there travelling back to India.
Mandatory self reporting by the passengers coming from or transiting through the affected countries would be required at immigration check, Vardhan had said, adding in-flight announcements regarding this would also be made by the airlines. He also asked Indians to defer non-essential travel to that region.
2. What is Ebola virus disease?
Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90 percent. The illness affects humans and non-human primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees).
Ebola first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in a village near the Ebola river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the other in a remote area of Sudan.
The origin of the virus is unknown but fruit bats (Pteropodidae) are considered the likely host of the Ebola virus, based on available evidence.
