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Hong Kong should trigger travel alert to Congo, Uganda amid Ebola outbreak, expert says

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Hong Kong authorities should step up preventive measures and issue a travel alert to warn residents against visiting parts of central Africa as an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda threatens to worsen, an infectious disease expert has said. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of…

A microscope image of Hantavirus. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith, USCDCP.

HK urged to step up rodent checks despite no locals on hantavirus-hit ship

1 week ago04 mins

An infectious disease specialist has called on Hong Kong authorities to step up rodent checks, despite confirmation that no residents from the city were on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. A microscope image of Hantavirus. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith, USCDCP. Speaking on an RTHK programme on Friday, physician and infectious disease specialist…