Friday, January 9, 2009

Tanzania Act To Contain Suspected Ebola Outbreak - Officials






DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
(AFP)--Tanzania dispatched health officials to regions bordering Congo to contain a suspected ebola outbreak, officials said.
"Experts have been deployed to five regions closer to Congo, which are Mbeya, Kagera, Rukwa, Kigoma and Mwanza," health ministry spokesman Nsachris Mwamwaja told AFP.
"People will be educated on ebola's causes, symptoms and prevention measures."
Angola has shut down its border with Congo to protect its population from any spread of the virulent virus, which is suspected to have killed at least 13 people and infected 42 in central Congo since it was detected two months ago.
Ebola is fatal in about 50-90% of cases.

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