Ebola Check

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  India Issues Travel Advisory For Ebola-Hit Countries: How Airport Screenings Help Control Outbreaks

  India's new Ebola travel advisory highlights how airport screenings, contact tracing, quarantine protocols, and surveillance systems help countries detect infectious diseases early, prevent outbreaks, and strengthen global public health preparedness.

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  Ebola Alert: Surveillance, Health Screening Measures Intensified At Kochi Airport

  New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health authorities have intensified surveillance and precautionary measures against the Ebola virus at Cochin International Airport, in Kerala's Kochi, following an emergency preparedness meeting jointly convened by Cochin In

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  US Checks Dead Soldier for Possible Ebola Link

  US authorities are conducting medical tests on an American soldier who was found dead after recently returning from a stint in West Africa, officials said Tuesday.

• New Ebola Lockdown in Sierra Leone as Airport Checks Upped

  The Ebola lockdown in the northern Tonkolili district of Sierra Leone was extended on Sunday for two weeks as authorities stepped up the fight to contain the epidemic.

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  Beijing Recommends Home Quarantine for People Coming From Ebola Regions

  China's capital will suggest to people returning from regions affected by Ebola to quarantine themselves at home for 21 days, and to undergo twice daily temperature checks if they have had contact with patients, state media said on Wednesday.

• Spain Checks Six More Patients Over Ebola Fears

  Spanish doctors identified six more cases of possible infection with the deadly Ebola virus on Thursday as a nurse being treated for the disease showed signs of improvement, officials said.

• Plane Isolated at Madrid Airport for Ebola Check

  Spanish authorities isolated an Air France plane at Madrid's airport and activated emergency health procedures after one of the passengers was reported to have a fever and shivers in what is being treated as a suspected Ebola case, officials said on Thursday.

• France to Carry Out Ebola Checks at Airports

  France announced Wednesday it would begin carrying out health checks on travellers arriving by plane from Ebola-hit nations.

• Brazil Quarantines Guinean Feared to Have Ebola

  Brazilian health officials have quarantined a Guinean man feared to have Ebola after he checked in at a clinic with a fever following his arrival from Africa last month.

• Online Volunteers Map Uncharted Ebola Zones to Help Save Lives

  Donating to disasters used to mean writing a check to Oxfam or the Red Cross.These days in the Internet age, for the Ebola crisis, citizens from all over the world are donating their time by going online to build maps for relief workers.

• Over 1,000 Indians Being Tracked for Ebola

  A total of 1,011 Indians, who have returned from Ebola-affected countries, are being tracked for the virus, the heath ministry said on Sunday.

• Ebola-Hit Countries Must Screen all Departing Travelers: WHO

  Authorities in countries affected by Ebola should check people departing at international airports, seaports and major border crossings and stop any with signs of the virus from traveling, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday.

• Passengers Checked for Ebola at Lucknow Airport

  All passengers from international destinations are being checked for the Ebola virus at the airport in Lucknow, officials said on Thursday.

• Ebola Outbreak: Government Issues Precautionary Guidelines to Airlines

  With airports across the country already on alert to screen passengers coming in from Ebola-hit countries, government today directed all airlines to follow precautionary guidelines to help isolate travellers who may have been affected by the virus.