Tracking disease prevention across Asia
With diseases like Hantavirus and Ebola on the radar, public health teams across Asia are tightening their defences. Here is a look at the essential prevention and monitoring work currently underway in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Nepal to keep outbreaks at bay.
Japan provided antiviral medication Avigan to U.K. for cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak
PHOTO: AFP
The Health, Labour, and Welfare Ministry said that the drug may be used for pre-symptomatic infected individuals or those who came into close contact with infected persons.
Bali increases surveillance for hantavirus
PHOTO: AFP
The Bali Health Agency gave an assurance that no case of suspected hantavirus had yet been found in Bali.
Hantavirus-stricken ship begins disinfection in dock
PHOTO: AFP
Hantavirus is linked to rodent feces and is endemic in Argentina, where the ship began its most recent voyage on April 1. Currently, there is no vaccine or specific treatment for the virus.
Vietnam ramps up surveillance, triage for suspected Ebola cases
PHOTO: VNA/VIET NAM NEWS
Ministry of Health has issued an urgent directive to hospitals and local health departments to step up Ebola prevention and control amid fears the virus could enter the country.
Nepal steps up Ebola surveillance as WHO declares public health emergency
PHOTO: AFP
Over 970 Nepali peacekeepers are in the virus-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, including in Bunia and Fataki in Ituri Province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
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