RIVM warns GPs to ebola – Omroep Gelderland

RIVM warns GPs to ebola – Omroep Gelderland

RIVM warns GPs to ebola

APELDOORN – The National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM) has all GPs in the Netherlands touted to be on alert Symptoms of Ebola. In West Africa, more than 1,200 people have been killed by the disease in neighboring countries are the first suspected cases surfaced.

The mail will be prompted to ask where they have recently been on holiday all febrile patients to doctors been.

Travelers who suspect countries in West Africa have visited since last week are closely supervised at Schiphol. For example, whether they have a fever and is asked for possible Ebola contacts.

Ebola is a rare but serious infectious disease that occurs in Africa and is accompanied by bleeding in the body, says the National Institute for Health and Environment at website.

The disease is only spread through direct physical contact or by slaughtering and eating a sick animal. In Africa dies more than half of the patients

The RIVM is the risk of infection is very small:. “The Ebola virus is only transmitted through direct contact with infectious patients or their body fluids. Patients are contagious from the moment they are sick. Contact with healthy people so no risk. The Ebola virus is not transmitted through the air (such as influenza), either through food (except when it comes to infected wild animals), water or mosquitoes. “

There is no vaccine or effective treatment against Ebola available . Treatment consists mainly of fighting the complications. Recently received two American doctors infected an experimental serum. The patients responded well, but President Obama said it was too early to the more general use. From September, the agent is tested on humans.

• Should I cancel my vacation to West Africa

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not travel warning issued for Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria to the Ebola outbreak. However, it is not recommended to visit in connection with terrorist attacks.

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• How do you prevent infection?

RIVM reports that there are some measures that travelers can take to prevent. risk of infection with the Ebola virus These measures are on the site of the RIVM

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 | 08:46 |. Last updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 | 09:51