DRC Ebola Outbreak: CAR Enforces Thorough Border Tests

The measure is meant to prevent cross-frontier spread of the deadly virus.

As the situation of the latest Ebola virus outbreak in north-western Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, remains preoccupying to the World Health Organisation, WHO, authorities in the neighbouring Central African Republic, CAR, have taken measures to prevent any spread into their territory. Radio France International, RFI on May 28, 2018 reported that thorough testing is carried out on all people crossing from DRC at Port Beach on River Oubangi that separating the two countries.

Travelling between CAR’s capital, Bangui and DRC sees a daily flow of hundreds of people - who are now subjected to temperature tests to see if they carry any possible Ebola symptoms. Humanitarian flights between the DRC city of Mbandaka and Bangui have since been suspended to pre-empt any spread of the deadly virus.

As soon as the epidemic was confirmed by DRC authorities on May 8, 2018, WHO and CAR health officials immediately put in place a surveillance system at border posts, especially given that Mbandaka, the most affected area in the Ebola outbeak, is 350 km from the nearest CAR frontier. So far, the Central African Republic has not reported any case of Ebola.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation on May 28, 2018 warned that the Ebola epidemic in DRC was “not yet under control.” It desc...

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