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South American Countries Take Preventive Steps Against Ebola
LA PAZ, Aug 13 (BERNAMA-NNN-AGENCIES) -- Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador and Brazil have announced measures to prevent the Ebola outbreak within their borders, by issuing a health emergency to step up monitoring and detection of any suspected cases.
Roberto Torrez, head of epidemiology at Bolivia's regional health service (Sedes) of eastern Santa Cruz department, told reporters Tuesday at a press conference in the regional capital of the same name, that the department's health workers have been mobilized in case of an outbreak.
"While (the virus) has not appeared in Bolivia, just as our neighbor Brazil is doing, Bolivia has launched a system to strengthen monitoring to detect any suspected cases," said Torrez. "We are ready and mobilized by issuing this emergency," he said, adding, "a health warning was issued throughout the country. We want to reach the people to avoid any alarm, to tell them emphatically that the fatal disease has not appeared in national territory, that we are working to prevent any outbreak," Torrez said.
Control measures have been placed at border crossings and ports of entry, including airports in all departments, and health workers will receive training and be updated on how to handle patients infected with the virus, he said.
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