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Centre for Health Protection personnel strengthened health screenings for passengers arriving on flights from Africa

Hong Kong ramps up precautions

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Hong Kong has stepped up precautions over the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic “a public health emergency of international concern.” In light of the Ebola outbreak, Centre for Health Protection personnel are strengthening health screenings for passengers arriving on flights…

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

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

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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…